On the very day that Bismarck took this step, the definitive Treaty of San Stefano was signed.Continuing The Berlin Congress of 1878,our selection
Russia Versus Ottomans War
The Ottoman Porte hastened to solicit the collective mediation of the great Powers.Continuing The Berlin Congress of 1878,our selection from The
Unrest in Bulgaria
The civilized world was horrified at the atrocities as they gradually became known, and England particularly was stirred by the speeches and writings
Young Turks Change Sultan of Ottoman Empire
“Young Turkey,” as the reformers were called, obtained the necessary fetva from the Sheik-ul-Islam, deposed Abdul-Aziz, and placed his nephew, Amurath
Constitutional Government Established
Today's installment concludes The Constitutional Convention of the United States,the name of our combined selection from Andrew W. Young and Joseph
How the Constitutional Convention Was Created
They recommended the appointment of commissioners from all the States, "to meet at Philadelphia, on the second Monday of May next . . . ."Continuing
The Constitutional Convention Adjourns
The whole number of delegates who attended the convention was fifty-five, of whom thirty-nine signed the Constitution.Continuing The Constitutional
Constitutional Convention on Importing Slaves
This was the third 'Great Compromise' of the Constitution.Continuing The Constitutional Convention of the United States,with a selection from The
The Constitutional Convention Debates Slavery
Gouverneur Morris moved to make the free population alone the basis of representation.Continuing The Constitutional Convention of the United