A Cold Case Murder in Nashville, Tennessee: Marcia Trimble
Marcia Trimble lived with her parents in an affluent Green Hills neighborhood approximately 10 miles south of Nashville. On Easter Sunday, thirty-three days after...
Human Shield – Threats Against the President of the United States
The first recorded attempt to kill a president of the United States took place in 1835. A man aimed two flintlock pistols at president...
American Photographer Dorothea Lange
Pioneer of Depression Era photography, Dorothea Lange gave a realistic portrait to the plight of thousands of displaced Americans during the 1930s.
“While there is...
Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact Compared
Attempts to link documents in the Western tradition with the expansion of popular political participation may be disingenuous and mythical.
Proponents of a chronology designed...
“Phineas Gage Had a Hole in His Head” – Story Behind the Song
Banjo Dan Lindner wrote the lyrics used in this article. He did some compelling research but admits to a couple of deviations from truth....
Julia Dent Grant – Fair, Fat, and Forty
Julia Dent Grant, wife of President Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877), changed the role of the First Lady. She took an active leadership role in...
George Gallup’s Vision for Political Polling
His book, "The Pulse of Democracy," painted a vision of the potential of political polling. He believed that such polls could re-create the spirit...
The Pilgrims of Thanksgiving
Were they pilgrims or just people trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. Whoever they were they an integral part...
Fort Vancouver
Standing on the grounds of Fort Vancouver, Washington today I feel the spirits of the past beside me. I look around and envision what...
Lost Facts From American History
Who knew that George Washington was not the first President of the United States, or that Jefferson Davis had such a connection with Zachary...