Author: faythe
I am an undergraduate teacher education student at Ramapo College, minoring in history. As a future teacher, I hope to inspire my students to love the subject of history and to understand its importance in their lives.
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The First Winter Olympics
In 1894, Baron Pierre de Coubertin held the Olympic Organization Congress in Paris, France. This congress laid the foundation for the modern Olympic Games. Two years later, Athens would host…
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The First Woman to Successfully Swim the English Channel
Overview: The English Channel is a three hundred and fifty-mile-long stretch of water that separates the British Isles from the rest of mainland Europe. At its greatest width the channel…
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The Tale of Two Conflicting Understandings of the 1920s
When I think of the 1920s, my mind immediately goes in two opposite directions.
