British soldiers arrived at the White House to find food wine

In 1814, British soldiers invading Washington DC arrived at the White House to find food, wine, and arrangements for a lavish dinner party Dolley Madison had prepared prior to fleeing the coming invasion. The soldiers sat and ate the meal and drank the wine. Then they burned down the house “August of 1814 was one […]

16-year-old Xhosa girl vision caused the life of thousands

May 13, 2013September 16, 2013 Anya Did you know that British soldiers, vision, Xhosa girl

A 16-year-old Xhosa girl had a vision that to defeat the British soldiers the tribe should kill all the cattle and destroy the crops. Tens of thousands died in the resulting famine “The great Cattle-killing was a millennialist movement which began among the Xhosa in 1856, and led them to destroy their own means of […]