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 AIDS and HIV are one of the major health concerns in today’s world. Though till date there no cure for this has been found, scientists and researchers are relentlessly working on it. The history of AIDS goes back as far back as 1878, since in April that year, the US had passed a 'Federal Quarantine Act'.
A lot of sustained efforts have always been made by the US to find out the 'causes' of such epidemics. In 1981, HIV and AIDS were accepted as genuine diseases for the first time in history. Initially, the healthcare industry was under the impression that these viruses only affected homosexuals; hence they called it GRID, or gay-related immune deficiency. More...
History of the Catholic Religion
 Catholics consider that Jesus Christ is the founder of the Catholic Church. That he did so in 33 AD. They also believe that Peter, the apostle, was appointed by Christ as the first vicar of the Catholic Church..
These beliefs of Catholics are based on Matthew 16:18-19, which says, "And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shalt be loosed in heaven."More..
History of School Uniforms
 Schools uniforms still continue to be the cause for debate in the US. Until recently, it was only the elite private schools of America which had the school uniforms rule. England first introduced school uniforms in the sixteenth century; it was the other way round though, since school uniforms were meant only for those children who attended charity schools.
About three hundred years later, even students who went to elite public schools in England started wearing uniforms. Soon it became a standard practice, and schools started recognizing this practice as a way of exercising control over all students. More...
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