Britain was able to become a global power by the 1700s becasue it was suitably positioned to control trade. Europe was also industrializing and was generally winning in European conflicts. Free trade with Scotland and Ireland created a larger market for farmers and manufacturers.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
probably stamps cuz ya know they're real tiny and they probably thought that in like 30 years no one would be sending a letter so they're like 'yea ok they're just sticky pieces of paper no one cares'
They were laws in the early history of the American south which legalized the segregation between blacks and whites.
On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot and industrial technician also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes.
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