Remembering A City At 8:15 in the morning on August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was changed forever. In a single moment, an atomic bomb detonated above the city, releasing a level of destruction the world had never seen before. Entire neighborhoods were erased, tens of thousands of people …
Who is Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton ? Susan B. Anthony was born in “Adams’ Massachusetts on February 15, 1820 as the second of eight children”(Harper 606). Anthony’s family moved to Rochester, New York when she was six years old, and they stayed there on their …
Background on the event and Hannah Duston Hannah Duston was a woman from Haverhill, Massachusetts. At the time, she had twelve children, one of whom was an infant. On March 15, 1697 Thomas Duston -who was Hannah Duston’s husband- was working in the fields with eleven of the children. This …
Case Study Background and Purpose of the Monument When one considers the word “monument,” they tend to conjure up images of statues of important individuals such as presidents, military leaders, or other powerful individuals. In the United States of America, many of these were erected as a reflection of power …
Introduction For more than a century, a Confederate monument known as Silent Sam stood at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dedicated in 1913, it was presented as a tribute to Confederate soldiers who laid down their lives in the line of duty; particularly, students and faculty of …
Historical Background Notably known as the Brown Dog Affair, due to the complexity of this controversial statue, the original Brown Dog Statue was constructed in 1906 and proudly held its position until its removal in 1910. The small, brown terrier was given no name due to it not having an owner, which without the human-animal relationship of trust and loyalty; the …
Background of the Event On April 19, 1995, the lives of many people would change, and for some, would end. At approximately 9:02 in the morning, a bomb was set off in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. The bomb was so big …
When viewing any statue, monument or memorial on display, one would expect it to be finished; complete-looking. An “unfinished” look is exactly what makes the Portrait Monument unique. Featuring busts of three of the most prominent figures of the women’s suffrage movement, many may wonder why there is a portion …
Who was Nathan Bedford Forrest? Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Bedford County, Tennessee, also currently known as Marshall, Tennessee, in 1821. However, once Indian lands in North Mississippi were opened for settlement, his family moved. As Forrest grew older, he made a large profit from selling real estate and …
“Armenian Genocide Memorial, Montebello, California” by Serouj is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Loss after loss is no easy burden. However, when the loss is due to oppression, exile, and massacre, it soon becomes a martyr to remember. With the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire, the list of martyrs …
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