Articles by Kelli Ballard

Shipwrecks and sunken treasure – the stuff dreams are made of. The quest to find a ship that was lost… Read More

“The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.” ~ Franz Kafka March 15, 44… Read More

“History develops, art stands still.” ~ E.M. Forster March 6, 1836: Remember the Alamo In the 1800s, the area that… Read More

“History provides no precise guidelines.” ~ Douglas Hurd March 1, 1961: Peace Corps Was Established John F. Kennedy, who was… Read More

“History is a vast early warning system.” ~ Norman Cousins February 20, 1962: First American Orbits Earth Astronaut John Glenn… Read More

“The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.” ~ Franz Kafka February 14: Valentine’s… Read More

“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” – Theodore Roosevelt  February 7,… Read More

“The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.” ~ Peter L. Berger… Read More

History is important because it helps us avoid the same mistakes in the present or future. We learn about ourselves… Read More

The 37th president of the United States is the only commander-in-chief to resign while in office. Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994)… Read More

A time capsule is an interesting item that lets people from the past speak to those in the future. Anything… Read More

It’s time to welcome in a new year! People all over the world will be celebrating the beginning of a… Read More