Tuesday, April 23, 2024

American History

American History is discovered in compelling articles that span the Colonial Era until 5 minutes ago! See Spanish, French, British, Dutch and Swiss Colonies become one nation. This fresh journey traces the nation’s birth on the Eastern Seaboard to its early 19th century childhood and political development. Follow its adolescence when the Civil War threatened her existence. See westward expansion spurred by “Manifest Destiny”. Study the 20th Century adult years when the promising young ideals of freedom were severely tested. Watch 21st Century America influence the world and see if this “greatest experiment in government” continues to be the brightest beacon of freedom. This is your safe haven to discuss social and economic issues and yes, even religion and politics!

A Cold Case Murder in Nashville, Tennessee: Marcia Trimble

Marcia Trimble lived with her parents in an affluent Green Hills neighborhood approximately 10 miles south of Nashville. On Easter Sunday, thirty-three days after...

Mary Lincoln Crume: An Early Kentucky Pioneer

Mary Lincoln Crume was the aunt of the sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. She had a humble upbringing in rural Virginia...

The S.S. Nicaragua Shipwreck On Padre Island National Seashore

Built in 1891 in Bergen, Norway, the S.S. Nicaragua met its demise on October 16, 1912 when it sank off the shore of Padre...

Growth and Development in Tualatin in the 1860s and 1870s

In the area now known as Tualatin, the small community of Galbraith continued to enjoy growth and prosperity. Edward Byrom In 1851, a young man named...

Serial Killer: Gary Michael Hilton – The Hiker Murderer

Hilton cut a plea deal with Georgia law enforcement for a life sentence in return for leading the police to Meredith Emerson's body in...

War of 1812: The Battle of Crysler’s Farm, November 11, 1813

During the fall of 1813, the American Northern Army received a new commander, General James Wilkinson, who soon began an invasion of Canada. His...

War of 1812: Second Battle of Lacolle Mill, March 30, 1814

In August 1813, the United States had replaced General Henry Dearborn with General James Wilkinson in hopes that he would be more successful than...

Father Louis Hennepin at Niagara Falls

Father Louis Hennepin was a Franciscan missionary who in the late 17th Century accompanied Réne-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in exploring what are...

Women Warriors Among the Blackfeet

The Blackfeet Confederacy The Blackfeet are a confederacy of mounted hunters and gatherers in the Northern United States and Canada. There are four groups that...

The Blaze that Raced Across the Sky

On Friday, August 20, 2010 the USFS Nine mile pack string, local fire fighters Forest Service Honor Guard and many other members of the...