Obergefell v. Hodges is a landmark civil rights case that made same-sex marriage the law of the land in the United States. To be specific, […]
Category Archives: History
Obergefell v. Hodges Explained: History, Summary, and Ruling
One of the defining moments of the entire LGBT movement in the United States was when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 via the […]
Corruption in the Philippines: Historical and Sociocultural Origins
In his journal article published in 2007 in the Philippine Review of Economics, economist Robert H. Nelson argued that the corruption in the Philippines is […]
Causes of the China-Taiwan Conflict: Explained
Mainland China and Taiwan used to be under one government. However, after the Second World War, especially at the height of the initial years of […]
The Roles of Women During World War I and World War II
What were the roles of women during World War I? During World War II? Why were they considered important during wartimes? What were their contributions? […]
What Is The Islamic State: A Primer On ISIL
The Islamic State has become one of the most notorious militant Islamist groups that occupied a territory in the Middle East that was larger than […]
A Brief History of the LGBT Movement in the United States
In 1965, members of the LGBT community rallied in the American capital and gathered in front of the White House to stage the first LGBT […]
LGBT Movement: The History of the Rainbow Flag
The history of the Rainbow Flag is also the history of the LGBT movement in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Fundamentally, the […]
Goddess Ēostre and the Origin of Easter
Easter or Pasch Sunday is one of the most important religious festivities in Roman Catholicism and some Christian denominations. This event marks the celebration of […]
Explainer: Why Did The Great Leap Forward Fail
Spearheaded by Mao Zedong, the Chinese Communist Party uprooted the National Party in 1949. The removal of this long-standing rival in political power marked the […]