There are many theories as to how the first of mankind came to America. The most probable theory is one that concerns the Bering Straight. The Bering Straight connects Siberia to Alaska. Around 13,000 yrs. ago, there was an ice age; since the water in the Bering Straight is shallow, all of it froze...

Immigration has made America what it is today. The Germans, came in post revolutionary times, then the Irish, and finally the Italians, Jews, and Chinese. Now there's another minority group that's been immigrating to America. Immigrants from Mexico and Central America have been crossing the borde...

What were the bases of Civilization in America? (Revised 10/9/01) Migration of the European and Asian Homo sapiens across the tundra land bridge, presently the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia, is said to be due from "increasing population pressures"(p. 198), and the pursuit of m...

The World Imagined In 1498, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sailed with four ships from Europe to reach India. Because of the cold weather, the sailors could not prepare food. They went to Africa and collected all they needed and finally reached India and saw the flock of amazed citizens watc...