Defining Communism and Socialism. To better understand the slippery distinctions between communism and socialism, let's trace the history of both terms. Communism. Communism traces its roots to The Communist Manifesto, an 1848 pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
John Snow was born on March 15, 1813 in a house on North Street in York (center left), England, the first of nine children of William Snow (1783-1846) and Francis Snow (Askham) (1789-1860).
John Muir. John Muir (21 April 1838 â 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada of California, have been read by millions.