1. Thanksgiving Day
It falls on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a holiday on which God is thanked for the crops which have been safely gathered
2. The Renaissance
Europe rediscovering its origins in the culture of ancient Greek and Rome,It was a cultural movement that arose with the bourgeoisie. The representatives of this thought were called humanists, such as Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare.
3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
It was signed into law by President Jonson in 1964. It outlawed discrimination not only in public housing, but also in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
4. The Boston “Tea Party”
According to the “Tea Act” the East India Company sold their tea to the colonies and made profit. On December 16th, 1773, some Boston men boarded an English ship in Boston Harbor, broke open the tea chests and poured the tea into the sea. It showed the fighting spirit of the people of the colonies.
5. Roosevelt’s “New Deal”
The policy advanced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, two principal purposes: (1) At home, many public projects were launched to create employment. Crops were destroyed and
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