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The Congo Given and Taken

Before it was considered the property of the King of Belgium Now it was transferred to the country of Belgium.Continuing Reform of the Congo

Today's installment concludes Cortez Captures the Aztec Capital,our selection from History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott

Cortés led his warlike array for the last time across the black and blasted environs which lay around the Indian capital.Continuing Cortes Captures

Today's installment concludes The Suez Canal Opens,our selection from an article in Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 18 by Gardiner Greene

In October, 1867, the ﬁrst steamer went from Port Said to IsmailiaContinuing The Suez Canal Opens,our selection from an article in Great Events by

Formerly the waters of the Red and Mediterranean seas were connected; that the Isthmus has gradually risen, leaving several great depressions —

Today's installment concludes The Reign of Elizabeth I of England,our selection from an article in Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by

The effects of the Reformation were felt just enough to produce a bold and free exercise of thought, without kindling the passions to fierce

To the nation at large the Queen really appeared what the flattery of her courtiers and poets represented her.Continuing The Reign of Elizabeth I of