Articles by Kelli Ballard

William Taft (1857-1930) was the 27th president of the United States. He was the only president to also serve as… Read More

The Liberty Bell is one of America’s iconic symbols of liberty. Commission of the bell was ordered by the Pennsylvania… Read More

American presidents can issue pardons to anyone who has been convicted of a federal crime, even for treason or murder…. Read More

It’s New Year – the end of the old year, and the start of a new one. On January 1,… Read More

The COVID pandemic hit the country hard. Businesses have shut down, and people have lost their jobs or been forced… Read More

Just in time for Christmas, Israeli authorities are getting ready to open parts of King Herod the Great’s palace-fortress, Herodium,… Read More

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States – but that hadn’t been the plan. Some Republicans… Read More

Veterans Day is a time to honor and remember military personnel who have served to protect our freedom and liberties,… Read More

Dressing up as a witch for Halloween is popular among kids and adults as they take time adding warts to… Read More

As the Civil War neared its end around 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye, a French historian, suggested that France should create… Read More

The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution might seem like no big deal, as it just changes the date that… Read More

On September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers went up in flames in a terrorist attack on our own soil,… Read More