Those who hoped to see the unity of Germany realized by Austria were singularly mistaken about the nature of that power.Continuing Unification of
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Unification of Germany
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: German Language and Culture.IntroductionIndependent tribes inhabited
Death of Caliph Omar
Today's installment concludes Saracens Destroy the Great Library,our selection from Mahomet and His Successors by Washington Irving published in
The Books Are Burned
"The contents of those books," said he, "are in conformity with the Koran, or they are not. If they are, the Koran is sufficient without them; if they
Muslims Capture Alexandria Twice
Alexandria now lay before them, the metropolis of wealthy Egypt, the emporium of the East, a place strongly fortified and garrisoned, stored with all
Saracens Destroy the Great Library
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Muslim Army Enters Egypt.IntroductionThe fabulous Library of
Making the Panama Canal Zone Healthy
Today's installment concludes The Panama Canal Opens,the name of our combined selection from Col. George W. Goethals and Bampfylde Fuller. The
How the Workers on the Panama Canal Lived
Residence within the Canal Zone, apart from the towns of Panama and Colon, is only to be permitted to the permanent working staff of the Canal and to
The Locks of the Panama Canal
The Canal is a triumph, not of man's hands, but of machinery.Continuing The Panama Canal Opens,our selection from In Panama by Bampfylde Fuller.