On 8 August, the Marines consolidated their positions ashore, seizing the airfield on Guadalcanal and establishing a beachhead.Continuing Marines
Byzantine Code on Property
Except in the singular institutions of Sparta, the wisest legislators have disapproved an agrarian law as a false and dangerous innovation.Justinian
Samuel Champlain’s Early Life
Two small, quaint vessels, not larger than the fishing-craft of Gloucester and Marblehead, -- one was of twelve, the other of fifteen tons, -- held
Byzantine Code on Family Law
The freedom of love and marriage was restrained among the Romans by natural and civil impediments.Justinian Code Published, featuring a series of
Battle of Tulagi
The sun came up that fateful Friday at 0650, and the first landing craft carrying assault troops of the 5th Marines touched down at 0909 on Red
Convoy En-route to Guadalcanal
The fabled 1st Marine Division of later World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War fame, the most highly decorated division in the
Cartier’s Third Voyage
On Cartier's third voyage he pursued his course, sailed three leagues and a half up the St. Lawrence, and anchored off the mouth of the River of Cap
Byzantine Code on Marriage and Divorce
The dignity of marriage was restored by the Christians, who derived all spiritual grace from the prayers of the faithful and the benediction of the
Code on Byzantine Women
But this union on the side of the woman was rigorous and unequal; and she renounced the name and worship of her father's house to embrace a new