What is the meaning of oblivion in this sentence from the passage?

People generally think those memoirs only
worthy to be read or remembered which
abound in great or striking events, those, in
short, which in a high degree excite either
admiration or pity: all others they consign to
contempt and oblivion.

In the story "a very old man with enormous wings", why does the young girl get changed into a spider?

How many lynching took place in the south between 1877 and 1950

How does the allusion to the boston tea party reinforce king’s argument about civil disobedience? by citing an example of civil disobedience by everyday people, king shows that civil disobedience can be necessary and productive. by using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the past, king shows that civil disobedience is no longer necessary. by using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the north, king shows that the southern states have not used civil disobedience effectively. by using an example of a “massive act of civil disobedience,” king shows that the demonstrations in alabama are not as large and disruptive as his critics think.