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God made the universe and He created it in accordance with His love, righteousness and infinity. However each person sees the universe differently depending on his or her culture and other factors. In my study of world religions, philosophy and history, I have reviewed many works on culture and how to study it. I have included some reviews here.
Continue reading “Culture and Ethnography”
16 Jan – The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes was published in Madrid, Spain (1605).
17 Jan – Popeye the Sailor, a comic character created by Elzie Segar, first appeared in the Thimble Theater comic strip (1929).
Continue reading “The Year in Music, Art, Literature and Drama History”
8 Jan – President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress in New York City (1790).
8 Jan – The only time in US history that the US national debt was $0.00 (1835).
Continue reading “The Year in Law, Government and Politics”
1 Jan – German scientist William Rontgen announced his discovery of x-rays (1896).
1 Jan – All cigarette packages sold in the US were required to include the US Surgeon General’s warning “Caution: Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health (1966)
Continue reading “The Year in Medical History”
7 Jan – The first commercial bank in the United States, the Bank of North America, opened for business (1782).
16 Jan – The Pope appointed the Medici family as the official bankers of the Papacy (1412).
Continue reading “The Year in Business, Educational and Financial History”
16 Jan – In the Marcellus Flood, also known as the Grote Mandrenke (“great drowning”), up to 100,000 people died across the British Isles, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark (1362).
17 Jan – Kobe, Japan was demolished by a 7.2 (Richter scale) magnitude earthquake, resulting in almost 7000 deaths and 300,000 people left homeless (1996).
Continue reading “The Year in Disaster and Emergency History”
