Articles by Kelli Ballard

“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” ~ Harry S. Truman Election Day and Presidential Elections November is the time of year Americans go to the voting booths and choose their local, state,… Read More

“My dear Clara, it seems that the White House is haunted.” These words were written by Major Archie Butt to his sister-in-law in the summer of 1911. He was talking about “the Thing,” a ghost believed to be the spirit… Read More

“History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.” ~ Anselm Kiefer November 4, 1922: King Tut’s Tomb is Discovered King Tut (Tutankhamun) is a very famous historical figure…. Read More

“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” ~ Winston Churchill The shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, is one of America’s greatest Wild West stories. Movies have been made about the event, including… Read More

Many people do not realize that Samuel Adams, while not one of the country’s first presidents, is still a Founding Father. He may not be the most famous member of the Adams family, but some believe that without his strong… Read More

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall – think… Read More

“The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.” ~ Eric Hoffer October 13, 1792: Construction of the White House Washington, DC, was not always the capital… Read More

“History never looks like history when you are living through it.” ~ John W. Gardner October 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire In the 1800s, fire departments didn’t have the technology that modern firefighters use. Especially in regions where buildings… Read More

“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” ~ Michael Crichton October 1, 1908: Henry Ford’s Model T Went on Sale The Ford Model T… Read More

Have you seen the movie Titanic? How would you like to take a tour of the real site where the ship sank? You can, but it will cost $125,000. A company called OceanGate runs yearly dives allowing researchers and curiosity… Read More

“One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.” ~ Will Durant September 24, 1957: Little Rock Crisis Although the Civil War had ended nearly a… Read More

“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” George Bernard Shaw September 16, 1620: The Mayflower Departs for the New World The Pilgrims, as we call them today, began the… Read More