Washington’s Proclamation By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all
U.S. Senate Today historic changes were made in the rules of filibuster in the United States Senate. Previously a silent
The election of 1800 was one of the very tumultuous ones in American history. Due to a mistake in the
The Mexican-American War, lasting from 1846 – 1848, was one of America’s shorter and less costly wars. The United States
Davies One of the lesser known preachers of the Great Awakening on the 18th century was Samuel Davies. His main
Adams in 1843 One of the leading politicians in the first half of the 19th century was John Quincy Adams.
Lincoln Although Abraham Lincoln is best known as president of the United States during the Civil War, he also turned
Holmes In 1884 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, Civil War veteran and future Supreme Court Justice, gave a famous speech upon
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
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
During the time of the Civil War one of the most famous frontiersmen was Kit Carson. He left his home