Temperance Movement Produces Women’s Suffrage Leaders
The Temperance Movement gathered force through the 1800s. Many women in the Movement also played a historic role in establishing women's rights.
Alcohol consumption in...
The Background and Childhood of Dana Sue Gray
Dana Sue Grey is a female serial killer who was convicted of murdering two elderly women and attempting to murder a third during her...
Two-Dollar Bill Fact and Fiction
The two dollar bill has everything-interesting facts, urban legends, celebrity fans, and myth. Some think it's unlucky, others think its value exceeds two dollars.
Two-dollar...
Beliefs of the Founding Fathers
Some beliefs of America's founding fathers are often misinterpreted and deserve clarification, particularly concerning the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
In today’s turbulent political climate,...
Douche With Lysol for Feminine Hygiene
Lysol douche ads urging women to douche with Lysol were a cornerstone of feminine hygiene in the 1920s-1960s, but also a coded contraception technique.
In...
Colonial America – Early Naming Patterns
Anyone who has ever tried to trace their families’ roots, and has gotten back to the early American colonies, has probably run into a...
Andrew Jackson and the Elimination of the National Debt
After having peaked at $127 million after the War of 1812, the national debt stood at $58.4 million when Andrew Jackson became president in...
Andrew Jackson and the National Bank
During Andrew Jackson’s presidential term he decided that the National Bank must go. He decided that it did not warrant reform but rather needed...
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...
Colonial America – Jost Hite – Shenandoah Pioneer
A native of Alsace, Germany, Hans Jost Heydt (also spelled Yost or Joist Hite) sailed from Strasburg to New York in 1710. Accounts...