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Cahill's book, A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green, represented a departure from the Hinges of History series. It was both the story of Dominique Green, a young man from Houston who was on death row in Texas, and of the effect that knowing him had on Cahill. Arrested at age eighteen for the fatal shooting of a man during a ...
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Image credits: historians Historian Liz Covart explains that history isn't just about what happened but how we interpret it as well. "The past happened, but history is made," Liz says. "Every ...
Goodwin's story tackles a pivotal moment in history when the door of unquestionable faith was beginning to close and that of reason and science open, personified by the power struggle between the ...
Derek Parfit wrote that we "live during the hinge of history" [26] and William MacAskill states that "the world’s long-run fate depends in part on the choices we make in our lifetimes" [6]: 6 since "society has not yet settled down into a stable state, and we are able to influence which stable state we end up in". [6]: 28
Cardea or Carda was the ancient Roman goddess of the hinge (Latin cardo, cardinis), Roman doors being hung on pivot hinges.The Augustan poet Ovid conflates her with another archaic goddess named Carna, whose festival was celebrated on the first day of June and for whom he gives the alternative name Cranê or Cranea, a nymph.
History is full of interesting stories that often go unnoticed. This Instagram account brings them to light, sharing some of the most fascinating facts and photos from the past. The post 40 ...
Hinge was born on 16 January 1868 in Woodend, around 26 km north of Christchurch. He was educated at Cook's private school and was first employed with the Railways Department as a cadet. Hinge then spent time travelling and working abroad, including ten years in the large farming territories of the Australian Outback.