Immigration and Catholicism in the 1800s
The influx of millions of Irish and German Catholics altered notions of Catholicism formed by the presence of a small Catholic minority since the...
The Decline of Iron Smelting
Catoctin Furnace played a role in building the America for more than a century, but times change and iron smelting technology moved beyond what...
Battle of Little Bighorn: 51 – Locating Hostiles
Yellowstone River
Having advanced from Fort Ellis in Montana, General John Gibbon remained along the Yellowstone River, waiting to make contact with General Terry and...
Joseph Bonaparte’s Place in the History of New Jersey
The Bonaparte family tree and the history of New Jersey merged when Joseph Bonaparte built an estate at Point Breeze, near Bordentown, on the...
Do You Know Me? (William Miller, 1964 Republican Vice Presidential Candidate)
William E. Miller is probably best remembered for his role in an American Express commercial, looking into the camera and saying, “Do you know...
Origins of the English Colonies That Became States
There were many English colonies founded and abandoned during the colonial period. This essay looks at the origins of the original 13 states as...
The Flapper: Changing Roles for Women in the Roaring Twenties
Women in the Roaring Twenties experienced more freedom than ever before, but for most of them, the Flapper lifestyle was only temporary.
The image of...
Menehunes of Kauai: Leprechauns of the Hawaiian Islands
Legend has it that on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands there lives Menehunes whose ancient ancestors were Leprechauns visiting from Ireland.
Forty...
The Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933
At the height of the Great Depression, FDR took extreme measures to halt massive bank closures with the Emergency Banking Act of 1933.
From the...
The Coeur d’ Alene Mining War of 1890
In the 1890s, Mine owners and union organizers fought for control of the Coeur d' Alene mines. Suffragist May Arkwright Hutton took up her...