Why SOPA is unconstitutional The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Corynne McSherry looks at the revised version of the Stop Online Piracy Act that is going to markup today, and finds that it does not address the substantive First Amendment issues raised by scholars who've weighed in since its introduction. First, both bills would still result in the censoring of non-infringing speech. That is because they allow for the blocking of entire websites – even though the site may contain a great deal of perfectly legal speech. This is your last chance to call your lawmaker before the markup begins. The Internet Blacklist vs. More people died playing football than SWORD-FIGHTING in Tudor times Seven recorded football deaths between 1500 and 1575Archery the most dangerous sport with 56 people killedTwo of the Tudor footballers to die were accidentally stabbed with a knife during a tackle By Rob Cooper Updated: 17:39 GMT, 16 December 2011 It's known as the beautiful game, but in Tudor times football should perhaps have been called the dangerous game. Modern Premier League stars may dive and feign injuries, but in the 16th century more people died playing it than sword-fighting, a historian has discovered. Seven footballers were killed after clashes in English villages between 1500 and 1575, new research has revealed. Violent clash: Football matches were more like American Football matches - but without the padding. Records show the sport was more violent with physical clashes and contact resulting in people being badly injured and accidentally crushed. The game involved dozens of players competing against one another. Matches would spring up on an ad-hoc basis across the country.
The map as history Antiquity – The Greek world - Mycenaeans - colonization – the Hellenistic kingdoms – a city-state: Athens – Athenian democracy - the Pan-Hellenic sanctuaries – Alexandria, a Hellenistic city – the Greco-Persian wars - Marathon - Salamina – The Peloponnesian war – the Athenian Empire – the conquests of Alexander the Great – Issus – Gaugamela Ancient Greece played a major role in the development of Western civilization and laid down the foundations of democracy. This series evokes Crete and Mycenae, colonization and Greek cities, wars between Persia and the Athenian empire, Sparta and the Peloponnesian war, Alexander's conquests and the Hellenistic kingdoms. In an evolving geographic area, its two thousand years of history have inspired our imagination. The evolving Greek world The Greek world was an ever-changing geographical reality throughout three million years before Christ. Geography of Greece Greece is dominated by two main geographical features: sea and mountains. Colonization Mycenae
Civil War Letters Collection Home » Civil War Letters Collection Tis hard to see the mighty prancing war horse, trampling the dying and dead beneath their merciless feet. No dear wife, near to speak a word of comfort. No living sister or Mother to administer relief in that hour the most sad in the history of humanity. A selection of original Civil War correspondence between soldiers from the battlefields and their family members and friends on the homefront. "The battle has been raging all day in the distance and I am unable to ascertain whether any thing has been gained or not. The letters and original writings have been transcribed as written, with no attempt to change spelling. About the Database The Civil War Letters Collection was created with the CONTENTdm software's innovative new program, JPEG 2000, which enables materials to be displayed in a higher quality, more usable online format.
World War I Letters - 1 The following letters are from Lloyd Maywood Staley (my grandfather) to his sweetheart Mary Beatrice Gray (my grandmother, of course!). They were all written during World War One. (Photos courtesy of Marjorie Layton, Lloyd's eldest daughter) Take a look at Lloyd's "dog tags." Here's his official army photo. EDITOR'S NOTE: There is a seven month interval between letters at this point. "My army career began August 5, 1917, at Garnett, Kansas, which was the headquarters for Company K. EDITOR'S NOTE: The photograph of Camp Doniphan (linked above) is courtesy of Tom Johnston of Oklahoma. "Our company was now part of the 35th Division U.S. On to next section of letters Back to Personal Stuff
The Christmas Truce — History.com This Day in History — 12/25/1914 Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence to sing Christmas carols. At certain points along the eastern and western fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing. At the first light of dawn, many of the German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached the Allied lines across no-man's-land, calling out "Merry Christmas" in their enemies' native tongues. At first, the Allied soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the Germans unarmed they climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy soldiers. The men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of soccer. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness.
Internet Catalogue East New York - Brooklyn My 32 years in East New York was quite an ordeal. I saw and experienced a great deal. * a man shot to death right in front of my school * a car being stripped behind the school by two different teams of car strippers * drugs being dealt at a house across the street from school & undercover police using my room as a surveillance spot * drive by shootings * a bullet hole in the window and wall of my library * prostitutes plying their trade on the school block * teachers being led out of our school in handcuffs * packs of wild dogs chasing after cars "Situated in Brooklyn's Community School District 19, described as one of the toughest and poorest areas in New York City.... Newspaper Stories I collected about our students and teachers: "Indict 5 Teenagers in Killing of 3 Elderly Men" "Nab Suspects in 27 Holdups" "Youth Slain in IRT Holdup" "Three Hurt in Battle at Playground" "School Administrator Attacked by Gang" (Our principal attacked during school hours) "Streets of Death"
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