After the American Civil War concluded and slavery was abolished, black Americans were finally able to live without being forced to work for no pay. However, this did not mean they were Continue Reading
From Beachgate to Russiagate, every government scandal that emerges is always ended with a “-gate” suffix. This stems from the historic 20th-century Watergate transgressions that took down President Richard Nixon and forever Continue Reading
The Bay of Pigs invasion remains one of the darkest marks on American foreign policy. The failed military action damaged the country’s global reputation and allowed Cuba’s communist government to cement its Continue Reading
Senator Edward W. Brooke is an icon in black history, especially when it comes to the U.S. federal government. He was the first black senator from Massachusetts to be elected by the Continue Reading
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was one of the most dangerous incidents the United States and the rest of the world ever experienced. It was the closest America came to a Continue Reading
The Great Depression is perhaps the most studied and talked about economic event in the nation’s history. The decade-long downturn triggered widespread misery and destruction, from double-digit unemployment to bank failures to Continue Reading
When we think we know all we need to know about the first people in America, along comes man’s best friend to teach us yet another lesson in history, loyalty, and, surprisingly, Continue Reading
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” ~ Gettysburg Continue Reading
In two decades, the United States suffered two economic depressions. While the Great Depression has become common knowledge in American history, the 1920-1921 depression is hardly discussed. This was an 18-month downturn Continue Reading
Segregation means keeping things or people separate. In United States history, it means the laws and customs that kept black and white Americans separate. Black and white people had been seen as Continue Reading
A piece of American history received national attention again during the opening of Michigan’s electoral vote ceremony for the 2020 election. The song “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing,” which is also known Continue Reading
Dressing up as a witch for Halloween is popular among kids and adults as they take time adding warts to noses and other witchy accessories. In fact, according to Google, a witch Continue Reading
Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 12, 1492, but it was all by chance – a mistake. The explorer had been looking for an easier route from Europe to Asia when he Continue Reading
Alcohol is highly regulated in the United States today, but did you know it was once illegal? The period of time known as Prohibition began when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Continue Reading
When the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, it nearly doubled the size of the nation. But after the Louisiana Purchase, someone needed to explore all that extra Continue Reading
August 18 marks 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. President Donald Trump, in a surprise move, pardoned the Women’s Suffrage movement’s Susan Brownell Continue Reading
As the radical left endeavors to remove American history piece by piece from the public square, those who value logic and reason find themselves seeking a voice in the current madness. Thus Continue Reading
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Louisiana Purchase: How the West Was Won
By the time Thomas Jefferson became the third U.S. president in 1801, the United States spanned from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Americans shipped goods in from the Atlantic, but Continue Reading
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BLM Should Learn a Thing or Two From the Anarchists of 1919
The voices of those at the helm of Black Lives Matter (BLM) have some Americans worried about what is to come as this summer of civil unrest unfolds. Are rioting, looting, and Continue Reading
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Independence Day: A Few Lesser-Known Historical Details
In April 1775, clashes between colonial militiamen and British troops in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, began the American Revolution. Citizens of the 13 colonies were tired of English rule and rebelled against Continue Reading
The American Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought – and few other incidents in American history have resulted in such a long-lasting hatred between two groups Continue Reading
The American Civil War officially began April 12, 1861, but it had been a long time coming. The first shots were fired in South Carolina as the Confederacy took Fort Sumpter. The Continue Reading
It is impossible to separate the death of George Floyd from the cries for justice in America over the last few weeks. The push against monuments dedicated to Confederate generals and soldiers Continue Reading
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Civil Unrest: The Building Blocks of a Nation
In 1866, abolitionist Frederick Douglass penned an essay for The Atlantic on the benefits – and necessity – of rebellion: “There is cause to be thankful even for rebellion. It is an Continue Reading