In his 22-year career, Ruth set or tied 76 different records, including 2,056 bases on balls and 1,330 strikeouts, and helped his team win four of the seven World Series in which he played. In 1933 he hit the first home run in All-Star Game history, and he was one of the first players to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Describes the differences between the Babylonian and Assyrian empires. Debates which society was superior . Evaluates their economies, trade, farming and military strength.

An overview of Ares, the Greek god of war, including stories of his birth, his love for the goddess Aphrodite, his participation in war, and his quests for vengeance.

Causes of Bacon's rebellion.

An analysis of the causes and results of Bacon's rebellion.

Discusses the history of the Balkan War. Examines the conflict between ethnic groups of Serb, Bosnian and Croat forces in Yugoslavia, reaching its climax in the summer of 1991. Reveals how the conflict led to genocide.

Describes the importance of ballistic missiles to the defense of the United States. Explores the history of missle development.

Hannah Arendt's account of the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann, "Eichmann in Jerusalem," shows Eichmann not to be an evil mastermind but as a mediocre, banal man unable to articulate why he participated in the "final solution" of killing Jews.

Reviews the book, Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose. Includes a summary of the book, where the author received his sources, and what is learned.

Explains the main aims of the Bantu Education in South Africa. Examines how all the definitions of culture, appropriate education content and levels, all the decisions about purpose and outcomes of the system were controlled by the apartheid government.

This essay is about the begining of Bastille Day.

Details how various factors contributed to the habitant's demise during the years preluding to the most decisive battle of North America in 1759. It also outlines how the habitant were never really in control of their destiny and how it was the ultimate catalyst to the outcome of the Seven Year's War.

Essay consists of a description of the Battle of Antietam.

Describes the importance of the Battle of Crecy. Explains how it led to the development of many new types of warfare and also led to many changes in medieval society.

Essay is about the Battle of Leytle Gulf, which was a naval battle in World War II.

Essay provides a discussion regarding the Battle of Yorktown.

This essay is about the noble boys and knights of the middle ages. It also contains information regarding how they became knights.

Describes how England, France, and Germany became more centralized during the Middle Ages due to brilliant leaders.

Describes situations involving the civil war in Beirut.

Benevolent Assimilation

A biography on Benito Mussolini and how he helped Hitler during World War II.

Mussolini rose to power when Italy was in need of a strong leader, though his tight control over Italy ended shortly after Italy's disastrous entry into World War II. Historians today still ponder the complex life of a man who emerged from the ruins of post-war Italy to become the uncontested leader of the world's first fascist nation, Italy, then only to fail where he thought himself best, war.

A history of Benito Mussolini's dicatorship in Italy, including biographical information about the Fascist dicatator, how he rose in power along with Germany's Adolf Hitler, and how his extreme nationalistic policies caused great harm to Italy.

This essay is a bibliography of Benjamin Franklin. It focuses on his early life, his various aspects of study, and his contribution to the formation of America.

Discusses American founding father Benjamin Franklin. Examines his role in developing foreign policy between the new United States Government and its foreign allies. Provides a brief biography of Franklin.

A review of Benjamin Franklin's moral and social philosophies revealed in his autobiography.

This essay is about the controversy behind our first american flag and whether there is evidence proving that Besty Ross did not make the first flag.

Essay briefly discusses the life of Bhagat Singh.

Describes the life of Bhagat Singh, an Indian freedom fighter. Explores his tutelage under Mahaatmaa Gaandhi with the non-cooperation movement. Details his struggles fighting for India's independence from Great Britain.

Declarations of the Rights of Man and Citizen had many similar ideas and influences from the Bill of Rights and enlightenment philosophers. They both provided similar principles about taxation, protection against ex post facto, application of criminal law and each puts forward principles of innocent until proven guilty, freedom of speech, press and religion.

The Constitution is the document that shaped our government, and the Bill of Rights is the document to protect people from the government.

A biography of Billy Bishop, the legendary Canadian fighter pilot from World War I. He was known for his dramatic dogfights over France, and won 72 individual battles with enemy pilots, making himself a household name in the warring countries.

A biography of Adolf Hitler, focusing on pre-World War II with some information about the Holocaust.

The life of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman to rule an African nation (Liberia).

A review of the life history of Babe Ruth, the baseball legend.

A biography of American writer Henry Adams, who was the son of John Adams and the grandson of John Quincy Adams. He political and historical writing contributed greatly to the early development of the U.S. democracy.

Essay provides a biography of Henry VIII.

Biography of Mohandes Gandhi.

Rani of Jhansi was an important figure in the fight for India's freedom from British colonalism.

A discussion of how Bismack was able to control other factors of unification to enable German unification by 1871.

Bismarck's speech on the issue of the "Polish Problem" reflects his contradictory understanding of the German nation and its effects. More importantly, it reflects the means that Bismarck used to create a German nation and the nature of that nation once it was constructed. The following essay serves as a useful antecedent for discussion of the creation of Nazi Germany during the twentieth century.

Otto Von Bismarck's name has become synonymous in the ideals and principles of nationalism and to this day, he - and the unifiction of Germany are prime examples of the effectiveness of Real Politick.

Because of the history of African-Americans in the United States, many blacks felt disconnected from their African homeland. This was restored, in part, by African-American scholars, such as W.E.B Dubois, who chronicled the complex and sophisticated cultures of central and south Africa. The author also includes facts about slavery in the United States.

Discusses how the lives of black Americans were made difficult in the late 19th century. Describes social and economic conditions. Explores racial prejudice.

This essay talks about Black fashion from the 30's thru the 90's. It also tackles some of the issues blacks faced during different time periods.

This is my opinion about how the United States and Canada handled the situation of "Black Hawk Down."

An overview of the country of Somalia, with focus on the influence of its warlords, the U.S. military response to the actions of the warlord Mohamed Aidid, and general information about Somalia's government and culture.

The bubonic or pneumatic plague was awful sicknesses in which lymph nodes (in your armpits, groin, and neck) swelled up. These were called buboes, which is where the disease got its name. The people of the middle ages were helpless against the plague that was sweeping across Asia and Europe. The bubonic plague was transmitted by direct contact with an infected flea.

Examines the history of African Americans in the United States. Uses as a reference the Alwyn Barr book, Black Texans A History of African Americans in Texas, 1528-1995. Reviews Barr's book and finds it lacking for the lay reader.

Back in 1830's, the Americans were prejudice of the Native Americans because they wanted all of the Indian lands to themselves. They tried everything they possibly could to get the Indians out of their homelands.