Battle of the Coral Sea

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The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age for African American writers, artists, and musicians who migrated to Harlem seeking affordable rents during the Great Migration.

Mahatma Gandhi was a lawyer by profession, protestor by practice, and peaceful by nature. Gandhi left his mark on South Africa and his birth country, India, before being assassinated by a Hindu fanatic.

The Great Migration was a period during the 20th century when more than six million African Americans relocated from the segregated South to find opportunities and safety in less racist parts of the U.S.

Known as the Gunpowder Plot, on November 5th, 1605, Guy Fawkes and fellow Catholic conspirators attempted to eradicate England’s Protestant-led government with 36 barrels of gunpowder rigged beneath the House of Lords.

After the shift in priorities following the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, The Great Awakening was a period in the United States marked by the return of religious practice and fervor. Passionate preachers led the movement, traveling the country delivering sermons to convert non-believers.

In September of 1862, Abraham Lincoln made his Emancipation Proclamation giving confederate states 100-days to rejoin the Union before their slaves would be set free. Signed on New Years Day, 1863, the proclamation proved a monumental step towards the abolition of US slavery.

The Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a uniquely Mexican holiday where families honor their dead ancestors with food, drink and celebration.