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Articles by Kelli Ballard

A President With a Mixed Legacy

Lyndon B. Johnson, or LBJ, became the 36th president after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He was serving… Read More

JFK: One of America’s Most Charismatic Presidents

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, or JFK, is one of the most famous presidents of all time. Not only was he the… Read More

The Birth of Computers

Computers, in some shape or form, have been around probably longer than one might guess, although the earliest ancient versions… Read More

The Moon Landing: One Giant Leap for Mankind

The 1960s were an eventful time in American history. The country was in the middle of the Cold War and… Read More

Benjamin Franklin Was More Than a Founding Father

You may know Benjamin Franklin as the face on the one-hundred-dollar bill, or perhaps as one of our Founding Fathers…. Read More

French and Indian War: The War With Four Names

The French and Indian War, as it was called in the Colonies, was also known as the Seven Years’ War… Read More

Independence Day: The History You Might Not Know

In April 1775,  colonial militiamen and British troops fought in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, starting the American Revolution. Citizens of… Read More

Dwight D. Eisenhower: From General to President

Dwight David Eisenhower (1890 – 1969) was the 34th president of the United States. Eisenhower had been a general during… Read More

America’s Flag – An Evolved Banner for an Ever-Changing Country

Flag Day is here – the day Americans celebrate one of our nation’s most iconic symbols. The banner we have… Read More

Who Was the Poppy Lady, Moina Belle Michael?

Who was the “Poppy Lady,” and why is she such an important figure today? Moina Belle Michael devoted much of… Read More

Harry Truman: Roosevelt’s Successor

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States. Working to put himself through college, he became the… Read More

A Very Unusual Mother’s Day

Did you know Mother’s Day was originally intended to celebrate just one person – hence the apostrophe after the “r”?… Read More