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It was 1908 when Marquis M. Converse opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company. Who knew that his shoes would become an American Icon? It all started with a man named Marquis M. Converse in Malden, Massachusetts who made the Converse Rubber Shoe Company. The company began as a shoe manufacturer that made rubber soled shoes…

The History of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups The History of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Creamy Hershey’s Milk chocolate coats the fresh rich peanut butter that fills a room with the exclusive smell that everyone knows as Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. The candy that was invented over 80 years ago has grown into one of America’s…

To what extent did Lenin honor his promises? When Lenin published his April theses he began using the quote ‘peace bread and land’ as a promise to the Russian people if he was their leader. This slogan was used, alongside many, to drive the Bolsheviks into power after the October revolution. However, they weren’t exactly…

Carnivals signify a togetherness and unity of people within the community and with people from the neighboring ones. For every culture, there is a specific type of celebration, complete with their own unique events, costumes, music and much more. This is what makes one carnival unique from another. Among all these is one of the…

On August 3, 1877, a stagecoach journeyed from Point Arenas to Duncans Mills on the Russian River. Along the way, an individual wearing a duster and a mask made of a flour sack suddenly emerged in the middle of the road. Holding a double-barreled shotgun towards the driver, this person demanded that they “Throw down…

“Anchor Babies” The so-called “anchor babies” are legitimate citizens of the United States by virtue of the 14th Amendment. As such, they are entitled to all the protections afforded by law to the citizens of the country. There is also no truth to the allegation that the 14th Amendment is being abused by illegal immigrants…

Suburbanization and the development of consumer culture have been the dominant forces shaping America in the last sixty years. These trends have not only transformed America’s physical landscape but also impacted our society, values, and aspirations. The proliferation of automobiles after World War II played a key role in fueling consumer culture, facilitating suburbanization, and…

Louis Vuitton is the world’s biggest luxury brand for bags and accessories. It was established in France, Europe in year 1854. Louis Vuitton brand and company is an international well-established firm named after the founder and designer Louis Vuitton. Louis Vuitton entered Japanese market in year 1968, and it came the most popular luxury brand…

It is almost a month when we had our educational tour for our subject, History 23, which toured us in historical places of Batangas and Laguna. Packed with excitement to learn and to see ancestral things, I prepared my things up even before the exact date of our tour. It was on the first day…

Ancient Greece 500 to 200 BC Ancient Greece philosophy began with the concepts created by such great figures as Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pythagoras whose philosophies helped shape great fathers of philosophy such as the Sophist, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Ancient Rome 129 to 216 AD Claudius Galen was a prominent Roman physician and philosopher of…