Bet You Didn't Know: Halloween | History

Watch this fascinating video by history.com with historical facts about the history of Halloween.

If you are interested in more information, click on this link to read more articles.



http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

GREAT DISASTERS IN BRITISH HISTORY: THE BLACK DEATH

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

Tudor half-timbered houses were beautiful but could burn very easily. The Great Fire of London in 1666 was a dreadful disaster in British History. Read more information about what happened in this BBC link and then, answer this question;

IF MY HOUSE WAS ON FIRE, I WOULD TAKE.... BECAUSE...

HALF-TIMBERED HOUSES

Bet You Didn't Know: St. Patrick's Day

NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

HISTORY OF ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Deconstructing History: Ireland

HISTORY OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND

  History of Britain and Ireland by Tania Rojas

HOTEL RWANDA: AN EXCELLENT MOVIE TO REVISIT RWANDA'S GENOCIDE 20 YEARS LATER

The film HOTEL RWANDA is an excellent film that covers the heroic life of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel owner in Rwanda who saved many people during the Rwanda genocide 20 years ago. Watch the film and do these interactive activities to learn more about the story so that it won't be reapeated again.

RWANDA: 20 YEARS AFTER THE GENOCIDE

When we talk about the word "genocide" we tend to think about the Nazi Holocaust in the 1940's. However, we have had another terrible Holocaust that didn't get as much attention as the other one. The African country of Rwanda witnessed a terrible manslaughter of 800000 people in 100 days: horrible nightmarish numbers for a small country. Help the memory of the Rwanda Holocaust be alive with these stories of hope so it won't ever be repeated. Never forget, boys, never forget.

BERLIN WALL REVISITED 2012

REVISITING THE BERLIN WALL