In 1708 a small fleet of Spanish ships loaded with treasure obtained from mines in South America was attacked by a flotilla of British warships that aimed to take their cargo. After two hours of fighting, one of the Galleons, the San Joquin, escaped without forfeiting its cargo. Another one, the Santa Cruz, was captured […]
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The success story of artist turned entrepreneur, Walt Disney, mirrors the early period of growth of the motion picture entertainment industry. He made it to the top of his profession, but he began with a very humble, hard-working start. All along the way there were setbacks, bankruptcies, difficulties with distributors, and people turning their backs
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In 1907, the U.S. banking system was brought to its knees by a bank panic—a condition where depositors lose confidence in their bank’s ability to pay back their money and thereby withdraw it. This situation occurred several times throughout U.S. history causing economic mayhem until the panic settled back down and liquidity returned to most
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Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, also known by his nickname Caligula, became Romes’s third emperor at the age of twenty-four. He has been depicted in literature as hedonistic, capricious, sadistic, and probably insane. His reign as emperor became chaos and lasted only about four years before he was finally assassinated by his own guards. But what
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After the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the concept of Christianity was in its infancy struggling to survive. Conflicts with traditional Judaism arose that lead to charges of heresy and persecution of Christians. These clashes were sometimes violent resulting in the death of the proclaimed heretic. Then a savior of a different sort emerged and brought
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On March 13, 2024, The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress voted to outlaw the distribution of all “foreign-adversary-controlled applications.” Although the bill that passed the House could have far reaching implications for numerous applications, the debate was centered around one—TikTok. The impact would mean a change for 170 million American TikTok users that
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Chinese emigration is on a long-term rising trend. Many Chinese of all stripes have mustered the courage to leave China for a better life in another country. However, thanks to the current regime, the shadow of the Chinese Communist Party follows all emigrants wherever they go. Just as the regime expects proper political behavior at
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Jack Daniel’s line of Tennessee whiskeys is one of the largest selling groups of distilled spirit beverages sold as whiskey in the world. What separates it from other competitor brands is the refining and aging process that was taught to Jack Daniel at an early age by a slave named Nathan “Nearest” Green in the
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During the War of 1812, the British Army burned Washington, D.C. in August, 1814, and attacked and plundered other spots in the same general vicinity. On August 28, 1814, in the nearby town of Upper Marlboro in Maryland, William Beanes, the town physician, was arrested by British Forces for assisting in the capture of wounded
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When the China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, an up-and-coming economy soon became an economic powerhouse with dynamic 6-10% plus growth in GDP year after year. The Chinese stock markets became the market of choice for many foreign investors to take their money for great, and sometimes outsized, returns. For sundry reasons this
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