That story is incomplete–by the time Englishmen had begun to establish colonies<span> in earnest, there were plenty of French, Spanish, Dutch and even Russian </span>colonial<span>outposts on the American continent–but the story of those </span>13 colonies<span> (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey</span>
The Mongol invasions of Japan failed because Typhoon winds destroyed the Mongol fleet. The Mongols failed to conquer Japan even though they had successfully conquered the much larger land of China and also Korea. The typhoons that saved Japan did not even happen just once but twice ! Both times that the Mongols set out to conquer Japan, their fleets were destroyed by typhoons. Japan was geographically in luck and also helped by nature.
The U.s. really hates Commuism
The quality of life in the Roman Empire depended upon where one fell within society.
During the Pax Romana, the wealthy built huge, lavishly decorated houses and usually had servants or slaves to tend to their every need. The average citizen worked hard and lived reasonably comfortably in modest housing. Despite the riches of the Roman Empire, the largest class lived in what can only be described as poverty.
Children in Rome
Roman children wore pendants called bullas, from the Latin word for "bubble," around their necks. The wealthy wore bullas made of gold, while a typical plebeian bulla was leather.
Roman family life was a patriarchy — that is, the oldest male wielded considerable power over the rest of the family. The patriarch made all of the major decisions for the family.
A part of this power struggle was the opposition between power structures of the Soviet Union and the RSFSR. ... On 12 July 1990, Yeltsin resigned from the CPSU in a dramatic speech before party members at the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, some of whom responded by shouting "Shame!"
