History is often portrayed as a sequence of monumental events and famous figures, but beneath this well-trodden surface lies a world of extraordinary and obscure stories. These hidden tales, brimming with unexpected twists and unique perspectives, reveal a side of history that’s rarely seen but utterly captivating. In this list, we’ll delve into ten of […] The post Ten of History’s Hidden Secrets: Stories 99% Don’t Know About appeared first on Listverse.

French teacher Peter Vlaming was fired in 2018 for shunning the use of pronouns to refer to a transgender-identifying student. On Sept. 30, the West Point School Board in Virginia agreed to pay him $575,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees. “I’m so relieved that our basic fundamental rights of freedom of expression, of freedom of religion have been formally upheld,” Vlaming told The Daily Signal. The School Board cleared Vlaming’s termination from his record and changed its policies to conform to the new Virginia education policies established by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va. Vlaming is a Christian, so he believes God created male and female. Still, the teacher was willing to respect the rights of his students to disagree. When one of his female students started identifying as male, Vlaming avoided referring to her with pronouns, instead using her preferred name. On Halloween of 2018, his students participated in a virtual reality tour of French catacombs, during which the transgender-identifying student almost ran into a wall.  “Don’t let her hit the wall!” Vlaming called out instinctively. The student called her parents, who complained to the school. Vlaming was placed on administrative leave and given an ultimatum that he would be fired if he didn’t use preferred personal pronouns. Vlaming refused to comply and was fired. Nearly six years later, Vlaming, represented by the religious liberty nonprofit law firm Alliance Defending Freedom, won his case. “Stand your ground with love,” Vlaming advises other teachers. “Stand your ground. Live truthfully with love. You’ll give others courage as well. At least that’s what I hope and pray for.” Listen to the full podcast below: The post ’Stand Your Ground With Love’: French Teacher Fired for Rejecting Personal Pronouns Wins Lawsuit Almost 6 Years Later appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Ready to spruce up your garage? If you are, these ingenious garage organization DIY projects and more will sure fit your lifestyle! RELATED: 14 Garage Makeover Ideas Worth Exploring This Spring Garage Organization Ideas to Fit Your Lifestyle Garage Organization Garage organization is not a complicated nor an expensive task. However, it is important if you want to achieve that clean space where you can easily find anything. So, use this garage organization DIY projects and more to transform your garage into a functional and organized space without using up the area that you used for your cars. 1. Apply Acid Stain to Your Concrete Floor The garage floor doesn’t need to be plain and boring. Spruce it up by applying acid stain and make your garage more neat and organized. 2. Install Garage Cabinets Cabinets are perfect for storing things and keeping the garage neat and tidy. Depending on your need and preference, you can install garage cabinets you can use to store everything away. 3. Wall Tool Holders Talk about being organized down to the tiniest tool that you have! These wall tool holders are just very cost-effective and serve their great purpose where you can easily see everything and that saves you lots of time and trouble. 4. DIY Wall Tile Covering DIY wall tile covering is a perfect choice if you want a really clean-up garage space. Check your local Dollar Store for cheap tiles that you can apply to your wall and have that great space that is much better than with a concrete wall. 5. Tool Tower Rack Add a tool tower rack in the corner of the garage. It will be a perfect storage solution for your long-handled tools, such as brooms and shovels. 6. Build Up a Mud Room  Planning to have a mudroom, but still, don’t have space where to put it? Set it up inside the garage door and save yourself from cleaning every time someone comes in with muddy shoes. RELATED: 160+ Extra Space Storage Ideas | Make Your Space Work For You 7. Peg Rail Organizer Create a peg rail organizer and keep your essentials off the floor. Have it at different levels to have enough room for longer items and then smaller items closer to the floor. It will make your garage look much tidier and pegs are inexpensive so hang as many as you need. 8. Magnetic Strips for Holding Tiny Tools Tiny drill bits are difficult to organize, easily misplace, and hard to find. So, these magnetic strips will keep your tiny drill bits completely organized and handy. 9. Garage Mudroom Makeover  A garage mudroom will reflect what you get to see when you get inside the house, better keep it properly organize to avoid misinterpretation. If you need inspiration for mudroom makeover, you can start checking the theme of your indoor wall color and from there you set your right foot forward with a bit of help from your innovative imagination. 10. Screw Organizing  Another great way of repurposing glass jars! Screw the lids at the bottom of a shelf in the garage and use them to store screws, nails, bolts, and many other small items. 11. Sliding Storage System On the Garage Ceiling  This is super clever! Creating a sliding storage system on the garage ceiling saves you lots of space and possibilities are you could keep all your tools and other things in a place where you can easily reach them. 12. Organizing Garden Tools with PVC  If you think you have more garden tools than you can handle, this simple DIY project is a durable, efficient, and smart solution to keep them all organized and eliminate the clutter. 13. Stud Storage  If you got some extra studs and your tools, kids' toys, and other things lying throughout your garage are consuming too much space. Use those studs to create garage storage and organize the clutter. Your DIY weekend will be a blast with this stud storage project. 14. On-the-Wall Wheelbarrow Storage  If you're looking for a way to organize big equipment like wheelbarrows, then this on-the-wall storage fits the bill! It's an inexpensive and hassle-free solution that will help you hang your wheelbarrows with ease. 15. Tub Storage  Storing your things practically and efficiently saves you both time and money. Big-sized storage boxes will help you achieve a space where you can store all unused stuff and home decorations that you want to be out of sight from your children.   The garage is frequently the dumping place for whatever stuff that no longer fits into the house. If your garage is in serious need of improvement, set aside sufficient time to put it right and have some help. I hope that with these garage organization ideas you've found what you're looking for to put your garage in order. Which ingenious garage organization will you apply to your home? Let us know in the comments section below! Up Next: 10 Different Ways To Organize Kitchen Pantry That Are Easy To Manage 5 Ways to Spruce Up the Homestead | Home Improvement Projects Homemade BBQ Sauce | Recipes For Homesteading Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter! 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Archaeologists have discovered the oldest church in Armenia in the ancient city of Artaxata. The octagonal building with four extended bays forming a cross-shaped floorplan dating to the 4th century is the oldest archaeologically excavated and documented church in the country. It is also the only known octagonal church in Armenia, although the design is well-known in the eastern Mediterranean. Typologically, the find corresponds to early Christian memorial buildings. In the cross-shaped extensions, the researchers discovered remains of wooden platforms that could be dated to the middle of the 4th century AD using radiocarbon dating. The building, whose octagon has a diameter of around 30 meters, was equipped with a simple mortar floor and terracotta slabs. Finds of marble indicate that it was lavishly decorated with this material imported from the Mediterranean. The excavation has revealed massive support pillars of the octagonal structure as well as the wooden platforms in the bays. More of the remains have been discovered in a geophysical mapping survey of the site. The city of Artaxata was built around 180 B.C. by King Artashes-Artaxias I as the new capital of the Kingdom of Armenia. Even as Armenia became a client state of the Roman Empire and then of Sasanian Persia, Artaxata remained the political and administrative center of the country until the 5th century A.D. Artaxata plays an important role in the history of Christianity in Armenia as well. Gregory the Illuminator, venerated as a saint and the founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church, was imprisoned by King Tiridates III in a deep pit in the monastery of Khor Virap at Artaxata. Gregory was in the service of the king, but had been raised as a Christian and when he refused to sacrifice to the fertility goddess Anahit, Tiridates had him arrested and tortured. Gregory languished in the pit for 13 or 15 years and was only freed after the king’s sister had a vision. Tiridates then converted to Christianity and made it the official religion of his kingdom in 301 A.D. Armenia thus became the first country to adopt Christianity as its state religion. The newly-discovered church is just steps away from Khor Virap Monastery at the foot of Mount Ararat.

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