Articles by Kelli Ballard

Today is Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May – a holiday of Mexican origin. In the United States… Read More

“History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.”… Read More

May 1 is a popular day. It’s the first of a new month, an international worker’s day, and it is… Read More

“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” ~ Edmund Burke April 24, 1800: The Library of Congress… Read More

It’s the day after Easter – or Easter Monday, as it’s often called. While today isn’t a federal holiday in… Read More

“Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.” ~… Read More

“The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what… Read More

When you check out a book from the library and don’t return it on time, you can expect to pay… Read More

“Human history in essence is the history of ideas.” ~ H.G. Wells April 3, 1860: The Pony Express Began Today,… Read More

Thanks to the supply chain crisis left over from the COVID-19 pandemic, people are seeing the cost of goods rising… Read More

“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.” ~ Lord Acton April 2, 1513:… Read More

“History provides no precise guidelines.” ~ Douglas Hurd March 22, 1972: Equal Rights Amendment Passed by Senate It took a… Read More