History Challenged

Peoples of many faces and nationalities have enchanted in hearing and telling tales that carries someone away into wonders and a delightful land of make-believe where handsome knights rescue beautiful princess, where ogres and ugly witches are put to demise by charming champions and where a petite seed becomes a giant beanstalk that reaches high up into the sky where another world dwells with gold and treasures. Fragments of a 4000-year-old papyrus found in Egypt tells that Egyptians enjoyed hearing stories that sound much like those we read and tell today. Adults and children passed winter nightfall sitting around the fireplaces of their homes, listening to a beloved tale bearer relate secretive and magical tales of escapade and horror, long before the printing press was invented. These tales were repeated again and again. The more people hear these stories, the more familiar they become to the ears. Consequently, more and more hearers loved to hear them. Parents of

The Gambia, a small but not insignificant nation of West Africa and is one of the most oddly shaped countries on the continent of Africa. The occupants of what is now The Gambia probably migrated to the region from present-day Senegal in which the country is completely surrounded by its territory, except for a small coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. The Republic of the Gambia comprises of a narrow strip of land, ranging from 24 to 48 kilometers wide centering the Gambia River. The Gambia was part of the African Mali empire when the first Europeans, the Portuguese, arrived in the region in 1455. Throughout the late 1600’s and 1700’s, Britain and France contested for trade in the area. The Treaty of Versailles of 1783 granted the territory around the Gambia River to Britain. Britain’s 1889 agreement with France, which controlled Senegal resulted the country’s uncommon borders. In the years following World War II, the Gambia progressively moved towards independence. It gaine

Remember when European explorers tried their very best to find a route to India? Well, we present you, the famous Vasco da Gama. A Portuguese sailor and the very first European to find a sea route to India. He made Portugal a great power in the 1500’s, his discoveries rally round open trade between western Europe and Asia.  By the times of 1460, Portuguese sailors had already begun to explore the west coast of Africa and by which time Da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal. Bartholomeu Dias aspired the route to India when he sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of Africa in 1487. Eventually, King Manuel I of Portugal asked Da Gama to continue Dias’ explorations in 1497.  With the order from his king, Da Gama sailed from Lisbon on July 8, 1497 with four ships and about 170 men. Instead of following the African coast, as previous explorers had done, he sailed bravely into the South Atlantic. After three months out of eyesight of land, Da Gama reached th

She dominated Indian politics from 1966 until her death by assassination in October 31, 1984, shot to death by two of her own Sikh security guards (for me: A very painful death). Indira Gandhi was one of the outstanding woman political figure and political leader of her time and was prime minister of India. Indira was born on November 19, 1917 in Uttar Pradesh state. She was educated at schools in England and Switzerland as well as in India. Jawaharlal Nehru was her father, the first prime minister of independent India. She married a lawyer named Feroze Gandhi in 1942. Rajiv and Sanjiv were their two sons. Gandhi was concisely involved in the effort that led to Indian independence in 1947. After her father died in 1964, she served as minister of information and broadcasting under his successor, Lal Bahadur Shastri. In 1966, she became prime minister following Shastri’s death. Unrivaled as a politician, Gandhi implemented a powerful hold over millions of Indians, princi

One very difficult, and most considers as a “special” art form is the Mosaics. These are images or pictures made by setting small colored stones, pieces of marble, or glass in cement. As early as the 400’s B.C. some adequate and fine mosaics were made in Greece. Black and white pebbles were set in a cement floor to depict animals, flowers, and figures of men. Designs were very difficult to set and most requires much time and attention, especiially on details. Sometimes these floors had complex border designs. The mosaics functioned as ornamental floor coverings in important rooms of the house and buildings. In the 200’s and 100’s an advanced method was developed. Small, brightly colored cubes of marble, glass, or tile were used as an alternative of pebbles. Many of these mosaics have endures to our own time. Published: December 29, 2018

In most Greek cities, slavery was a piece of life and was considered a part of the expected demand of things or a part of the natural order of things. The numerous slaves had been captured in war, for Greeks on those days often had wars on neighboring nations. Domestic slaves - “Greek slaves” assisted in household tasks. Those with special skills worked as metal crafters or smiths, pottery makers, or in other crafts useful in everyday life which offers luxury and leisure to every high citizen of that date. Domestic slaves were somewhat well-treated and some succeeded to save enough money to purchase their freedom from their masters, in comparison war slaves were on the worst side on the coin. This was not the situation for those who worked in the silver mines in Athens or at related labors, their lives were tough and short. Published: December 29, 2018

The famous painter of The Blue Boy, in 1770, which no one is completely sure who the subject was. Nonetheless, Thomas Gainsborough was a lively, intelligent, and a very generous man. His love for music was superb for he too play several instruments. But, again his first love, his primer amor, even at a young age was drawing. To study art in London, at the age of 14, Gainsborough left the town of Sudbury, England where he was born. He remained in London and tried to earn money and a living via painting. Unfortunately, at this stage of his life, he was unsuccessful. Consequently, he returned to Sudbury where he married Margaret Burr. Although Gainsborough was most interested in landscapes, however like as most of us, we turned to something else sometimes and abandon our dreams and desires for practical things in which we can earn money. His earliest success was achieved with his portraits. In 1760, he moved to the resort own in Bath and before long, he was a very p

  A former French colony, Gabon became an independent nation on August 17, 1960. Now on its 58th, the republic lies across the equator on the Atlantic coast of Africa. The first Europeans to reach the Gabonese Republic were the Portuguese sailors Lopes Gonsalvo and Fernan-vaz, who landed there at the end of the 1300’s. However, before these sailors came in Gabon, little is known about its past. Because the people in this region of Africa had no proper wat of writing that was preserved. The only people who claim to be original inhabitants of the Gabonese forests were the Pygmies. European, as usual on these days were slave traders. They dealt with the tribes along the coast for several centuries. In 1839, the French government established a permanent naval ad trading post after signing a treaty with local chiefs. Surprisingly, in 1849, only 10 years after the French established their posts, a group of freed slaves were landed at the place that later became Gabon’s c

History is for everyone to know the past events. With today's techno sticks-and-stones, even the uneventful happenings get published every now and then. Untrue and unsure talks and gossips pop up on someone's feed and sharing these make it worse. Now, for everyone who knows their history. I call upon you all to share your tales of truth and stories of bold fairness for everyone to hear. So we may advance against these fake tale bearers! Comment now your history facts against the fake ones about your country. Watch my video: Published: December 27, 2018