A Kick of History

 Hi and welcome to A Kick Of History! I am sorry about the long absence! But I am back at it now and I hope you are all are happy and well! In today's post, we will talk about three Ancient Greek myths that I find spectacular! We will have so much fun diving into these, but I have a few things to say before we do. Please follow or subscribe to my blog if you haven't already! This way, you can receive a notification whenever I post and you won't miss another post like this one! Now, let's get into it! All my info is from this site:  https://greektraveltellers.com/blog/30-of-the-most-famous-tales-from-greek-mythology 1. The Three Sisters Of Fate In Greek mythology, the three goddesses of fate are called the Moirae. These goddesses are called, Clotho, Lachesis, and last but not least, Atropos. The three sisters constantly weave the fate of the humans and the gods alike. No human or god has the power to influence or question the judgment and actions of these three sisters!

 Hello everyone! Welcome to A Kick Of History! In today's post we will  talk about a very inspiring and monumental female figure! We will learn about the life of Helen Keller. But before we get into I would really appreciate it if you follow or subscribe to the blog! This way you get notified whenever I post and you won't miss anything! Also, if you want you can post a comment on something that you are very interested in and would like to learn about it history! I will check the comment and might do my next post on it! Now without any more interruptions, let's get onto it! All my info is from this site:  https://www.afb.org/about-afb/history/helen-keller/biography-and-chronology/biography Helen Adams Keller was born as a very healthy child in Tuscumbia, Alabama on the day of June 27, 1880. She was born to Kate Adams Keller and Colonel Arthur Keller. At the age of merely 19 months, Helen unexpectedly became deaf and blind due to an unidentified illness. This illness is thoug

 Hello everyone! Welcome to A Kick Of History! In todays post we will talk about King Henry VIII's six wives. This is something that I just got into and I am very excited to share it with you all! This post was actually inspired by a song I heard from "Six The Musical". (Yes, I am very much a theater kid). I would just like to ask you to subscribe or follow my blog if you haven't already. It would be much appreciated! Now, without further a-do let's get started! All my info is from this site: https://www.history.com/news/henry-viii-wives   1. Catherine of Aragon (1485 - 1536): When King Henry VIII took the throne in the year 1509, he was 17. A few weeks later, he married his first wife. Catherine of Aragon. She was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. She was actually the widow of Henry's eldest brother, Arthur. Ever since the moment King Henry got married he was eager and obsessed with continuing the Tudor family line. Over multiple bir

Hi everyone! Welcome/welcome back to A Kick Of History! In today's post I will be telling the life story of an amazing person. Someone fought for peace and freedom among all, Nelson Mandela. Before we get into it, I would really appreciate it if you could subscribe or follow my blog so you can get a notification whenever I post! Now let's get on with the post. All my info is from this site:  https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography Nelson (Rolihalha) Mandela was a child born into the Madiba clan which was in Mvezo. Mvezo is in the Eastern Cape and Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. His parents were Noqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Mandela. Nkosi was the principal councilor to the Acting King of the Thembu. The Acting King was Jongintaba Dalindyebo. Sadly, in 1930 when Nelson was 12 years old his father died. He then became a ward of Jongintaba at the Great Place. After hearing stories from his elders about his ancestors during wars of resistance, Mandela had

 Hi everyone! Welcome to A Kick Of History! In today's post we will talk about a notorious crime couple that went down in history. Today we will delve into the story of Bonnie and Clyde. Before we get into it though, it would be awesome if you could follow or subscribe to the blog if you like the content! I post every week or so, so you will get content continually! Now, without further a-do, let's get into it! All my info is from this site:  https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clyde   Bonnie and Clyde had met in Texas in January, 1930. During this time, Bonnie was 19, and married to a murderer who was then imprisoned. Meanwhile, Clyde was 21 years old, and unmarried. A bit after they met, Clyde was arrested for burglary and sent to jail. But, he escaped using a gun that Bonnie had smuggled to Clyde. He was then recaptured and sent back to the jail. In February of 1932 Clyde was paroled and then released from jail, where he then reunited with Bonnie and resumed

Hi everyone! Welcome to A Kick Of History! In today's post we will talk about an amazing event in history that you would probably want to go back and see if you could. We are going to be talking about the Ancient Greek Olympic Games! Before we get on with it, please follow or subscribe to my blog! Then you will get a notification whenever I post, so you can learn more and more about the history of our world! Now let's get on with it! All my info is from this site:  https://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games    The Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions that was among the representatives of the city -states and one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. The Olympic Games were held to honor Zeus the King of The Gods. The first Olympic Games were held on 776 BC. The Games were the sporting, social, and cultural highlight of the year on the Ancient Greek Calendar for almost 12 centuries. The Games took place for every fours years from the years 776 BC to at le