Christopher Columbus’s Legacy: Hero or Villain
Every year of primary school, on the second Monday in October, we were presented with an idealistic, heroic image of the discoverer of America,...
Boone’s Ferry – A Brief History
Pioneers traveled the Oregon Trail from all over the country. We can only guess at what they hoped to find or achieve, but there...
The Scott Brothers and the Invention of Toilet Paper
Joseph Gayetty introduced the first commercially packaged bathroom tissue in 1857. His toilet tissue was sold in packages of individual sheets. The tissue didn't...
Industrialization’s Impact on Society: Wages Spiral Downward
Even if, ultimately, the number of jobs increased through innovation, the industrial revolution brought with it another drastic change for the general public. Wages...
City Street Games in the U.S.
Growing up in the city, a kid could get himself in trouble for lack of something to do. The summers were long and hot...
The Pinkerton Detective Agency: Between the Law and Hooliganism
On one side it is admired for bringing to law many a notorious criminal. On the other, it is detested for its vicious behavior...
The Childhood of President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in a humble log cabin in primitive country in Larue – formally Hardin – County, Kentucky....
The Settling and Seizure of California in the Polk Administration
Daniel Webster once remarked that the port of San Francisco was worth more to the United States than all of Texas. California was important...
Money of America – A Brief History of 19th Century Commerce
It must have been very confusing for merchants to make change before and during the Civil War. Money, in that era, was a hodge...
The Gentlemen Founders of the American Republic
It is often noted that the revolutionaries who proclaimed their belief that “all men are created equal” were themselves all white, male, and owners...