Disastrous Dam Failure in Connecticut Eleven People Killed
“The most terrible disaster that has ever occurred in Danbury happened last night, destroying a number of lives and much property,” reported the New...
War of 1812: The Battle of Lundy’s Lane, July 25, 1814
On July 5, Major General Jacob Brown’s invasion forces defeated General Phineas Riall’s British and Canadian army at the Battle of Chippawa. Over the...
The Historical Sacajawea
Sacajawea was born in Idaho, perhaps in 1790. She was a member of the Lemhi Shoshone Tribe, who were also known as the Snake...
The Birth of the American Newspaper
When first born in the 1600s, American newspapers lacked objectivity. Articles were nothing more than opinion pieces. The first American newspaper, Publick Occurences, was...
A Quick History of the United States Postal Service
In one form or another since colonial times, this simple act of delivery has been the endpoint of a complex process helping American communities...
Who Were the Muckrakers?
In 1901, McClure’s Magazine began publishing a series of articles by Ida Tarbell probing John D. Rockefeller’s oil monopoly. The next year, the magazine...
Tucson, Arizona’s Place in Aviation History
On December 17, 1903 at 10:35 a.m., the Wright Brothers made their historic 12-second motorized flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Surprisingly, it was only...
Langston Hughes – Carving an Identity with Words
Langston Hughes once proclaimed, "We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free...
Jean Nicolet: First European to Explore Wisconsin
Jean Nicolet was a Frenchman sent to the North American frontier in 1618. His primary assignment was to live among the Algonquin people and...
History of Divorce in America
The history of divorce in America dates back to the seventeenth century. The first divorce in the New World was recorded in 1639 by...