The Turkey Was an Immigrant
If the Pilgrims had landed at Independence Rock, about fifty miles southwest of Casper, Wyoming on the Great Plains, instead of at Plymouth Rock...
The Tea Party and Know-Nothings in American Politics
Over 150 years ago the American Party or Know-Nothings wanted to restore America to its Constitutional roots much like the 2010 Tea Party...
History of Vermont and Lake Champlain
Vermont is often overlooked as far as states go, being the nation's second smallest state per capita and tucked away in its northeastern corner.
But...
How First Lady Abigail Adams Integrated a School in Massachusetts
On the farm in Quincy, the wife of the second president oversaw farmhands, scheduled plowing, managed manuring, and helped a black boy get...
Strife in the West and the Rise of the Qualla Cherokee
The summer of 1839 was a dark time for the Cherokee exiles in Oklahoma. Secret trials resulting in the assassination of key figures within...
Silent Cal Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was known more for what he didn't say than what he did say. Nicknamed "Silent Cal," he was known for not talking....
Social Reform: Jane Addams and Hull House in Chicago, Illinois
Jane Addams helped bring social reform to America by establishing Hull House in Chicago in 1889. Her upbringing and her social awareness helped drive...
Wild Bunch – The Wilcox Robbery: Who Did It?
On June 2, 1899, the Cheyenne Daily Sun-Leader reported that at 1:00 a.m. that morning, six masked men had held up Union Pacific train...
The Dark Days of 1942
Both December 7, 1941 and September 11, 2001 are forever wrapped in infamy. But the relatively quick reaction of overwhelming military force displayed in...
Custer’s Not-So-Fighting Seventh Cavalry
Few troopers in Custer's famed unit had any combat experience when they rode against the Sioux at the Little Bighorn River in Montana.
There are...