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
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
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
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
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
Mona Goff was the younger sister of the only hero she had ever known: her brother. Marion Robert Goff was a young man who donned the uniform in 1943 and found his Continue Reading
Memorial Day is a day set aside each year for Americans to honor and offer respect to the military men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice – their lives – to Continue Reading
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of confusion and debate as state after state orders residents to stay at home. Fear has caused panic buying so that stores are having difficulty Continue Reading
From 1861 to 1865, the U.S. Civil War brought about more American deaths than any other conflict in the nation’s history – but why? Many assume the Civil War was fought solely Continue Reading
Immigration has played a huge role in the formation of the United States as we know it today. The arrival of people from other countries around the world continues to be a Continue Reading
While the American Revolution won the 13 colonies freedom from British rule officially, England continued to treat the United States as a colony. France and England were at war, and while each Continue Reading
Do you ever wonder why we study history, why learning about the past is a requirement in school? Will learning about the eighth president really make a difference in our lives? In Continue Reading
It was a date that, as promised by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), lives on in infamy. On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service executed a preemptive military strike Continue Reading
Immigration is a hot topic in today’s world where Americans are conflicted over whether the nation should build a wall on the US-Mexico border, or have open borders. There are strong feelings Continue Reading