The Kristallnach was organized by the Nazis. It was an event in which numerous Jewish homes, schools, hospitals and similar were attacked and ransacked, with numerous people being assaulted, killed, and sometimes even worse.
What was the role of the House of Burgesses?
The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America. This group of representatives met from 1619 until 1776. The members, or burgesses, were elected from each county in Virginia with each county sending two burgesses.
The century from the conclusion of the Twelve Years’ Truce in 1609 until either the death of Prince William III in 1702 or the conclusion of the Peace of Utrecht in 1713 is known in Dutch history as the “Golden Age.” It was a unique era of political, economic, and cultural greatness during which the little nation on the North Sea ranked among the most powerful and influential in Europe and the world.
