Ford’s Edsel Car -The Big Fin Failure of the 50s
In 1957 Ford introduced its Edsel as the car of the century. It turned into a financial disaster for the company, but a jewel...
Flooding the Sacandaga Made Even the Dead Move
The flood was coming with no way to stop it. The powers that be in Albany, NY, decreed there no longer would be a...
French-Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion
Known as the "Seven Years' War" in Britain and the "Guerre de sept ans" in France, this was the culmination of the imperial struggle...
Americans Massacred at Cherry Valley in 1778
One of the worst events of the Revolutionary War was the Cherry Valley Massacre, in which many colonists were killed or captured, and the...
Peer and Patriot: William Alexander, Lord Stirling – American
It is almost impossible today to call anyone an “American original” without sounding hackneyed. To use that same appellation for William Alexander of New...
What Happened to Joshua Slocum?
He was the first to sail solo around the world, earning fame and fortune as an author and lecturer. Eleven years later, in 1909,...
History of Sororities in America
While fraternal organizations for men have been around since the early days of America's history, fraternal organizations for college women are not as old.
Since...
Gerrit Smith, the Philanthropist Who Helped End Slavery
Gerrit Smith was perhaps the most important American abolitionist. However, he is largely forgotten except by those who are serious students of the antebellum...
Battle of Little Bighorn: 18 – Lonesome Charley’s Dangerous Ride, 1874
Charley Reynolds
Charley Reynolds, the scout with the baby face, didn’t smoke. He rarely drank, and girls made him blush. But the Indians knew a...
The Sensational Voyage of the “Flying Cloud”
In June 1851, a sleek, high-masted sailing ship eased out of New York Harbor and steered southward, picking up the ocean wind. Its destination:...