The Spanish Inquisition lasted about 350 years.
It was begun in 1478 by Queen Isabella of Castile to search out converted Jews secretly practicing their original faith.
In 1483, it was broadened as a means of persecuting any and all heretics.
The Spanish Inquisition was not completely abolished until 1834.
According to a study by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, the top ten religious denominations in the United States are (with number of members in millions): Roman Catholic 53.4 Southern Baptist Convention 18.9 United Methodist 11.1 Black Baptist 8.7 Jewish 6.0 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5.2 Presbyterian 3.6 Church of Jesus…
Yes, the U.S. has attacked Canada. The U.S. attempted to conquer Canada, then a British colony, in 1813, during the War of 1812. American forces got as far as burning the city of York (now Toronto) before being turned back. In retribution, the British burned much of Washington, D.C., the following year.
Warren G. Harding was the first president to speak over the radio, on June 14, 1922.
Unofficial studies of field reports indicate that about 4,500 men died in battle and over 6,000 were wounded in the American Revolution. Illness also took a large but indeterminate number. At Valley Forge, for example, illness claimed over 3,000 lives.
The female work force grew from 11 million to approximately 20 million during World War II. Most of these women helped with the war effort in relevant industries.
In the Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed on August 27, 1928, the US., France, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and Poland all agreed to give up war as an instrument of foreign policy. However, the treaty lacked enforcement power, and within 14 years all the parties that signed it were fighting in World War II. The…