On Elephant Island When Shackleton and his men finally arrived at Elephant Island, they were finally back on dry ground,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFulqGGkwk Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to take to the air in 1910, after he completed his time in
One of the most famous ships in American naval history is the USS Monitor, one of the first ironclads. But
The story of the CSS Alabama – the famous Confederate raider that wreaked havoc on the commerce of the north.
Cross-posted from the Civil War 150th Blog. Confederate Money Although the majority of southerners supported the war effort and voted
Crew of the Endurance Right after returning on the Nimrod, Shackleton had declared that he was finished with exploring, and
r53JXiFCMYM A walkthrough of the bunker. For a translation, see The History Blog. Workers recently discovered an unfinished bunker built
After the great tornadoes which struck Omaha 100 years ago, the United States was soon struck again with more natural
March 23, Eastern Sunday, 1913, dawned a beautiful day in eastern Nebraska. But towards evening the sky began to darken
For the 50th anniversary of the Civil War the 10 volume set Photographic History of the Civil War was published.
The story of the Titanic is well known, how the “unsinkable” ship sank on her maiden voyage after hitting an
Video on the history of the filibuster! Discover the fascinating story of the filibuster, from Cato the Younger to Rand