Revival History

The year is 1370, and there was a guy named John. Okay, well there were probably a lot of John’s back then, but the one specifically we’re taking a snapshot of here is John Saundirson. Now, John had a problem. Well, more accurately, his wife Tedia Lambhird had the problem.... She took umbrage at the fact he could not, or would not, perform in the bedchamber. This was a big deal back then. In those days, impotence meant you could not father a child. The entire purpose of marriage, was to produce offspring. While everyone back then was just as lusty and bawdy as now, the idea of “having fun” in the bedchambers was not something the pious allowed. Being unable to make offspring meant the marriage was 'insufficient', and that alone was warrant enough to allow for divorce. So what did Tedia do? Tedia filed against poor John and took him, and his flaccid member, to trial. But....in order to win the divorce proceedings, she needed proof. Just to claim impotence wasn’t enough, she had ...

•~A CLASH OF HEADS.~• It was a meeting of heads, They both went into the dark, Where their moans couldn't be heard By people whose ears were like a lake. Heading each other relaxed, Unaware of what lay ahead, They got drunk while sipping the honeyed head, Forgetful of the consequences ahead. They gave the wrong head, Because of the lectures they didn't heed. Now, in the clash of heads, lies the dread, Where once stood life, now lies death's bed.

THE POWER OF SEX(a must read) Sex is not just sex. Sex is more of soul ties.    When u sleep with different guys or ladies, U tie ur soul with their soul & many come in different forms of darkness. some of this souls could possibly destroy u or delay ur blessing Sometimes we act so strange, so weird because the body is full of different darkness of souls. As u go chasing for girls lusting after girls, sleeping with different girls lusting after guys, keep this on ur mind, sex is not just sex but a soul tie  Having sex with different bodies means  your body has different shadows consists of different souls, u are not you, but different people in you No Wonder many are suffering from marital delay. Sometimes in their life they sleep with different body who has an ancestry curse in their lineage. the demons is now in charge of ur body. Marry you in the spirit realm Now think of this, ur partner is faithful to you, but you go sleeping around and come back sleep with ...

Shingas (fl. 1740 – 1763) was a Lenape chief and warrior who participated in military activities in Ohio Country during the French and Indian War. Allied with the French, Shingas led numerous raids on Anglo-American settlements during the war, for which he was nicknamed "Shingas the Terrible" by the settlers. The colonial governments of Pennsylvania and Virginia responded to these raids by placing a bounty on Shingas. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 Shingas was born and raised in the Tulpehocken Creek Valley, in Berks and Lebanon counties, on the upper Schuylkill River, with his uncle Sassoonan and his brothers. One source reports that Shingas had six brothers (Tamaqua, Pisquetomen, Nenatcheehunt, Buffalo Horn, Munhuttakiswilluxissohpon, and Miuskillamize).  He was a member of the Lenape Turkey clan (or phratry), and was a nephew of Sassoonan (also known as Allumapees), a leader who was regarded by colonial authorities in Pennsylvania as the Lenape "king". This title had no tr...

what a wicked world things are happening  "Look at me now a child that was abandoned by her own mom when she was just 7 months old... I was raised by my grandmother but at age 7, unfortunately we lost grandma. Then dad took me in. I was happy to finally be at my daddy's house at last. But i didn't know it was the beginning of my sorrow. My stepmother was mean. I endured all manner of maltreatments, Sometimes I went hungry for days. She would so starve me that I would be seeing darkness during the day. On one occasion, I was very hungry that, I had to eat our dog’s leftover food but unfortunately our neighbor’s son  caught me & told his mother whom later that evening invited me to her house & asked me if what her son said was true. I was so terrified that I begged her not to tell my step ma, because she'll definitely do the worse if she found out that I, ate the dog’s leftover instead of throwing it away. The woman wept & promised to give me food everyday wi...

Victor Noir’s grave in Père - (another photo posted on comment section)  Noir is perhaps more famous for his death and grave than work. He was a journalist who was shot dead; the grave consists of a full-sized bronze statue of the man laying down as if he was just shot. The statue became a fertility symbol - the story says those who kiss the statue on the lips, leave a flower in Victor’s hat and rub the genital area will find themselves with enhanced fertility, a great sex life or find a husband within one year. The lips and trousers' bulge on the grave are noticeably shiny from people kissing and rubbing them. In 2004, a fence was built around the grave to prevent women from touching the statue but after many protests it was taken down.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, usually referred to simply as Seneca (or Seneca the Younger, to distinguish him from his famous father, Seneca the Elder), was born around 1 B.C. in the Roman province of Hispania Ulterior, in what is now the city of Córdoba, and was educated in Rome. The author of numerous plays, moral essays, books of natural history, satire, and rhetoric, Seneca is best remembered as a Stoic moral philosopher. His oft-quoted philosophical writings made him a favorite of, among many others, Francis Bacon, Montaigne, Erasmus, Pascal, Calvin, and Diderot. Indeed, Seneca remains much admired and frequently quoted today. Seneca called upon people to control their emotions and not allow themselves to be driven by passion or anger. Adversity should be met calmly and rationally, and death should not be feared. “A gem cannot be polished without friction,” he wrote, “nor a man perfected without trials.” “It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.” So, Seneca lived a simple, ...

History of a man and his wife who committed an adultery. A man found his wife with another man in his  bedroom On his marital bed . Instead of shouting or beating both of them he just went back to the sitting room, He switched on the Television and started watching some gospel videos.  The wife and the boyfriend were in panic so  the boyfriend dressed up and came by the sitting room then he said "Sir I'm sorry for sleeping with your wife."  Husband: "It happens you can go" then the boyfriend left.  The wife never came out from the bedroom till it was time to sleep. The husband switched off the Television and went to sleep in the bedroom. He found his wife seated on the floor crying. The husband never said anything or even asked her, He just slept on his bed and covered himself with some blankets.  In the morning on waking up, he found his wife dead. She had committed suicide in the middle of the night as her husband was asleep.  The husband was jailed ...

8 LIES MY MOM TOLD ME This story began when I was a child. I was born into a poor family that often didn’t have enough food to fill our hungry stomachs. During meal times, Mother would give me her portion of rice. As she transferred her rice into my bowl, she would always say, “Eat this rice, son. I’m not hungry.” That was Mother’s First Lie. As I grew up, my persevering mother spent her spare time fishing to provide me with nutrition. She would cook fresh fish soup for me, and while I ate, she would sit beside me, quietly picking at the remnants left on the fish bones I had finished. Feeling touched, I would offer her the other fish portion, but she always refused, saying, “Eat the fish, son. I don’t really like fish.” That was Mother’s Second Lie. When I was in junior high school, Mother took on extra work assembling used matchboxes to help fund my studies. One night, I woke up and saw her still working by candlelight. I said, “Mom, go to sleep. It’s late, and you have to work tomorr...

A man after realizing he can't father a child , called his two wives into his Obi and made them swear an oath of secrecy. He explained his predicaments to them and asked that they should go far away and find a man who would impregnate them.  The women set out in different directions.  They travelled far away where no one knew them or their husband.  They both got pregnant.  The first wife bore a girl child and the second wife bore a male child who automatically became the 'Okpara' (first son).  Surprisingly, both women got pregnant the second time and they both insisted it was their husband that was responsible for it.  This time, the first wife bore a son whom turned out to be the striking image of their husband.  In this case, who inherits the man's Obi ? 

Anna Maria von Stockhausen's corpse, cross-strapped in order to keep her from coming back undead. "This is Anna Maria Von Stockhausen’s corpse, strapped to keep her coming back from the dead. She was accused of being a witch during the Middle ages and Black Plague. This folklore about Anna was that she was killed about 6 times. She was first hanged and later clawed herself out of the grave. The town people captured her in a nearby town and quickly drowned her in a lake, by tying her to a plank. The townspeople said they checked her several times after dragging her lifeless body out of the water. They buried her again, only to see an empty grave 2 days later! It was said they found her rotting corpse dwelling in her old place, with worms, dirt and water spitting out of her. So the townspeople dragged her out, drove a stake in her heart and once again buried. They placed a guard at her grave and felt she was finally buried for good. The guard failed to check in for 4 days, so a ...

He forced 20-year-old Colleen Stan to sign a contract that made her his sex slave. He kept her 23 hours a day in a box beneath his bed, tortured her, and eventually, had her introduce him to her parents as 'the boyfriend.' Kidnapping of Collen Stan... Colleen Stan is a woman who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Cameron Hooker in Red Bluff, California in 1977. Hooker kidnapped Colleen Stan a.k.a.  “Carol Smith.” Cameron’s wife, Janice Hooker, assisted in the kidnapping.   Stan was held in captivity for the next seven years.  During her imprisonment, Colleen was tortured, sexually assaulted, and led to believe that she was being watched by a large organization called “The Company”.   Hooker had her sign a “slavery contract” supposedly from “The Company”.  He assigned her a new slave name, “K”, causing comparisons to the Story of O.   She was also led to believe that members of her family would be harmed if she attempted to escape. ...

Larcena Pennington Page (January 10, 1837 – March 31, 1913), born Larcena Ann Pennington, was an American pioneer known for surviving a kidnapping by Apache as a young married woman of 23 years old in present-day Arizona. Left for dead and unable to stand, she crawled 15 miles (24 km) over the next sixteen days to reach safety. After her kidnapping, Larcena was indirectly involved in several other incidents with Apache. Much of her family died during her life as a result of native attacks or infectious diseases on the frontier. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 Born Larcena Ann Pennington, in Nashville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Elias and Julia Ann Pennington. One of 12 children, she had seven sisters and four brothers. Her father, Elias, was the son of Elijah Pennington, a soldier who served under General George Washington at Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War. Her mother Julia Ann Pennington died within a year after the birth of her twelfth child while her husband was away...

“The wife looked at herself in the mirror and asked her husband:  Do you still love me.?  The man replied: Oh yes! But is my body not the same as when we first met? No, I did not notice, the man replied. She put her hand on her stomach and said,  look my belly is much bigger and heavier,  My legs are not smooth anymore.  She came to him with tears in her eyes and asked, "Why do you love me like this?"  The man replied: Look, when I touch your body, I feel your love,  I see your kind heart,  I see your beautiful figure,  I know it's a perfect shape,  I love you.  Don't be mad at the way you look,  enjoy the way I see you,  And the way I still feel you.  I fell in love with the sensuality and kindness of your soul, not with the bustle of your body, and through tears I drew a smile on her face, which shines again.  That's how it should be in life and love, because you love not with your eyes, but with your heart.” ...

Treblinka: Where Genocide was a Philosophy By Steve Rodan In Holocaust literature, Auschwitz takes center stage. It was the longest-running death camp and killed more Jews than any other German facility. But Treblinka, referred to as the "forgotten camp," was seen as more brutal and certainly more effective as an instrument of Hitler's Final Solution. Eighty years ago this month, the Germans completed the construction of Treblinka, meant to exterminate the Jews of Warsaw. Treblinka -- overseen by Odilo Globočnik, deemed by historian Michael Allen as "the vilest individual in the vilest organization ever known" -- was immediately used for mass killings. On July 25, 1942, the Jewish police in Warsaw, on orders from the SS, brought 10,000 Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the trains bound for Treblinka. For nearly the next month, the police grabbed at least 7,000 Jews daily for the short ride to Treblinka, which the Germans termed a transit camp. The police were so ef...

 Anne Bonny Anne Cormac's father betrothed her to a local man in Cork, Ireland, but Anne resisted. Instead, in 1718 she married sailor John Bonny, with whom she traveled to the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. Disenchanted by her marriage, she became involved with pirate John (“Calico Jack”) Rackham. He offered to pay her husband to divorce her—a common practice at the time—but John Bonny refused. In August 1720 Anne Bonny abandoned her husband and assisted Rackham in commandeering the sloop William from Nassau Harbour on New Providence. Along with a dozen others, the pair began pirating merchant vessels along the coast of Jamaica. Rackham’s decision to have Bonny accompany him was highly unusual, as women were considered bad luck aboard ship. He may have been swayed by her fierce disposition: apocryphal stories claimed that she had, in her youth, beaten an attempted rapist so badly that he was hospitalized. She eventually divorced her husband and married Rackham. A heavily...

Pauline Cushman was a notable figure in the 19th century United States , whose life transitioned from the theatrical stage to the dangerous world of espionage during the Civil War. Born in 1833, Cushman began her career as an actress, but it was her patriotism and daring spirit that led her to become a spy for the Union. Her journey into espionage began in 1863 when she was performing in a stage play. Confederate sympathizers, unaware of her Unionist leanings, requested that she toast Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederacy. Instead of complying, Cushman reported the incident to a federal marshal, which led to an invitation to serve as a spy for the Union. She accepted the offer, motivated not only by her loyalty to the Union but also by the personal loss of her husband, who had died fighting for the cause. Cushman's acting skills became invaluable in her new role. Her ability to assume different identities and convincingly play various parts allowed her to gather crucial...

A simple peasant girl born in a small #French village, Joan of Arc seemed an unlikely figure to become both a military hero and a martyr for the French nation. But from a young age, Joan claimed to receive divine visions instructing her to help the future King Charles VII reclaim his rightful throne from English occupation during the Hundred Years' War. Convincing the uncrowned prince to allow her to lead troops, the teenage Joan achieved astonishing victories on the battlefield while dressed in male clothing. Her liberation of Orleans and other strategic wins paved the way for Charles VII's coronation in 1429. However, Joan's string of successes came to an end when she was captured in 1430 by the forces of the Duke of Burgundy. Put on trial by English clergy and Frenchupportive of the English throne, Joan was interrogated relentlessly about her visions and gender-defying decision to wear men's clothing.  According to the trial transcript, Joan was questioned repeatedly...

A first lady’s role is not defined in the U.S. Constitution, nor is she elected by the American people—but in modern history, these women have taken on a multitude of responsibilities, from entertaining White House guests and foreign visitors, championing causes, campaigning for their spouse, and caring for their families.  Edith Roosevelt improved upon the execution of these duties when she hired Isabella “Belle” Hagner (pictured) to serve as her social secretary in 1901. Hagner managed the first lady’s correspondence, planned events, and implemented protocol for White House entertainment, including greater use of military personnel at events—now known as White House Military Social Aides. She also wrote invitations, created seating charts, and assisted with Mrs. Roosevelt’s shopping and other errands.  Hagner’s time at the White House forever influenced the social duties of first ladies. She later reflected that her time in the role “seems very primitive now for a First Lad...

"MARTYRDOM OF ANNE ASKEW" Anne Askew : Born in 1521, she belonged to one of the wealthiest families in the North. Her father was one of the judges in Anne Boleyn’s trial. Anne expressed her independence early on. Her father married her off against her will. She was a staunch Protestant and her chosen husband was a Catholic. Due to her liberty of expression, Anne was cast away by her husband, and she went to London, where she dangerously began to preach the new faith publicly. In 1546, the English church was reformed, but spreading Calvin's teachings was considered heretical. She was once arrested but released. Even so, Anne didn't care and continued her activities. She was arrested a second time in July 1546 and was one of the few women tortured on the rack in the Tower by Wriothesley and Rich. The head behind this affair was, of course, Bishop Gardiner, and the final target was Catherine Parr. Although subjected to torture enough to render her unable to stand afterwa...

When friendship dies away, I think the best thing you can do is to think of that person as someone who accompanied you for a part of your life. They helped you, they were here at a certain time and added something to your life. They were not meant to stay for longer than that but celebrate the short moment and let them go. They were on your road to help you at one moment of your life. You will find other friends who will follow you and walk at your side forever. Some friendships die away but that doesn't mean they didn't hugely touch you or have an impact on your life. Cherish that.

this is unbelievable "I am really embarrassed, sad, confused and I don't know where I went wrong. I met this lady few weeks ago in a restaurant, we linked up, I fell in love with her and we started dating. But we promised not to touch each other till we get married as we wanted to keep our relationship holy and clean until we get married. On our wedding day, after everything I have done for this lady and spent millions to boost our wedding, she decided to embarrass me in a way I fed up with life. When I was asked to kiss the bride, this was how she behaved (she turned away twice). I don't know what went wrong and I am ashamed, confused. Please advise me. I am confused here 😢💔"

A man is on his deathbed, and he asks his wife, “Martha, soon I will be gone forever, and there's something I have to know. In all these 50 years of marriage, have you ever been unfaithful to me?" Martha replied, "Well, Henry, I have to be honest with you. Yes, I've been unfaithful to you three times during these 50 years, but always for a good reason." Henry was obviously hurt by his wife's confession, but said, "I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by 'good reasons?'" Martha said, "The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the mortgage. Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker, and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?" Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, "I can forgive you for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?" Martha asked, "And do you remember wh...

When the Titanic sank, it carried millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. The money in his bank account was enough to build 30 Titanics. However, faced with mortal danger, he chose what he deemed morally right and gave up his spot in a lifeboat to save two frightened children. Millionaire Isidor Straus, co-owner of the largest American chain of department stores, "Macy's," who was also on the Titanic, said: "I will never enter a lifeboat before other men." His wife, Ida Straus, also refused to board the lifeboat, giving her spot to her newly appointed maid, Ellen Bird. She decided to spend her last moments of life with her husband.

Plato lived and taught in Athens in the 4th and 5th centuries B.C. Taught by Socrates, Plato in turn was the teacher of Aristotle. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential philosophers in the Western tradition. It is nearly impossible to summarize Plato’s influence on the development of Western thought and civilization. One of his most important contributions (among many) was the notion of dualism—that is that the body and the soul are distinct, one mortal and corrupt, the other immortal and perfectible.  Plato used illustrations called “allegories” in his teaching. One of the most famous is the allegory of the cave, which he used to illustrate how relying only on our senses to perceive reality allows us to be deceived. He imagined a cave where prisoners were kept chained from birth, facing a wall. The prisoners in the cave could not move their heads and all they were ever able to see was the wall before them. In the distance behind them was a fire, and wh...

Remembered by history as one of the “Five Good Emperors,” Trajan came to power in 98 A.D. During his 19-year reign the Roman Empire grew and prospered. Under his military leadership the Empire reached its greatest geographic size and under his able civic administration he initiated and oversaw numerous important building and public works projects. Obviously, that is not to say that Trajan was without faults. He had plenty, as did the society he governed. But notwithstanding them, Trajan was a successful emperor. Born into a prominent Roman family in what is now Spain, Trajan was 44 years old and leading an army on the northern frontier when he received word that the Emperor Nerva had adopted him. Having no children (and therefore no heir), the elderly Nerva adopted the popular and successful General Trajan in order to assure a smooth transfer of power (and possibly because Roman army leaders forced him to). Three months later Nerva was dead, and Trajan was the new emperor. Trajan adept...

Brian Epstein made some costly mistakes while he was managing the Beatles, but under his management they became the most popular and successful band in the world, by far. After Epstein’s tragic death in 1967, the Beatles proceeded with setting up Apple Corps, through which they intended to take control of their own finances. It did not go well. They were extraordinarily gifted musical artists, but the Beatles were not good businessmen. In large part because of their idealism and naivete, Apple was soon hemorrhaging money. (Paul McCartney had said of Apple, “the bosses aren’t in it for profit,” describing the company’s business plan as a type of “Western communism”.)  In April 1969, John Lennon told a reporter, “Apple is losing money every week… If it carries on like this, all of us will be broke in six months.” Enter Allen Klein. A New York based manager and businessman, Klein had a reputation in the music industry for being a ruthless bully—aggressive, abrasive, and obnoxious. He ...