American Other

Samuel Davies Recruits a Regiment

One of the lesser known preachers of the Great Awakening on the 18th century was Samuel Davies. His main ministry…

11 years ago

John Quincy Adams on Secession

One of the leading politicians in the first half of the 19th century was John Quincy Adams. Son of John…

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Abraham Lincoln, Poet

Although Abraham Lincoln is best known as president of the United States during the Civil War, he also turned his…

11 years ago

“In Our Youth Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire” – Oliver Wendell Holmes on Memorial Day

In 1884 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, Civil War veteran and future Supreme Court Justice, gave a famous speech upon Memorial…

12 years ago

First Presidential Flight – Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

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…

12 years ago

The Great Dayton Flood of 1913

After the great tornadoes which struck Omaha 100 years ago, the United States was soon struck again with more natural…

12 years ago

Omaha Tornado of 1913

March 23, Eastern Sunday, 1913, dawned a beautiful day in eastern Nebraska. But towards evening the sky began to darken…

12 years ago

The Second Navajo campaign

During the time of the Civil War one of the most famous frontiersmen was Kit Carson. He left his home…

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