Biographies summarize individual lives to provide new perspectives. Life histories capture complete human experience from past to present. Oral histories focus on personal narratives from individual's perspective
Children's counting-out rhyme used since before 1820. First recorded version "Hana, man" appeared in New York City around 1815. Various versions exist in different languages using similar nonsense syllables. Some versions include racial slur "nigger" instead of "tiger"
Lincoln delivered the speech at Gettysburg National Cemetery dedication on November 19, 1863. The speech was delivered four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln was accompanied by Cabinet members and foreign officials on the train
First hominids emerged in Africa 0.5-1.8 million years ago. Modern humans (Homo sapiens) appeared in East Africa 300,000-250,000 years ago. Earliest pottery invented in Africa around 9,400 BC. Iron metallurgy developed independently in West Africa by 2,000 BC