Articles Containing Tag: Civil War

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.” ~ Robert… Read More

“Human history in essence is the history of ideas.” ~ H.G. Wells April 3, 1860: The Pony Express Began Today, we have the post office, Amazon, UPS, and a dozen other ways to have our mail delivered to our homes,… Read More

“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.” ~ Lord Acton April 2, 1513: Ponce de Leon Discovered Florida Looking for a land that was rumored to have magical waters, known as the “fountain… Read More

Christmas wasn’t always the merry holiday we know today. Many Christians refused to celebrate or honor it, as the date was associated with the Pagan winter solstice. For others, Christmas was a time for solemn prayer. So, what happened to… Read More

“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 Address / Abraham Lincoln The Battle of Gettysburg… Read More

The American Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought. After the war ended, Republicans in the federal government felt it was their duty to bring the rebel states back into the Union and rebuild them…. Read More

The American Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861. The first shots were fired in South Carolina as the Confederacy took Fort Sumpter. The South won many of the early battles but ultimately lost the war. That’s why the… Read More

Italy’s Modern Atlantis The legend of Atlantis, the mythical island that sank into the ocean around 9,600 B.C., has some competition from a real-life “ghost town” in Italy. Fabbriche di Careggine, a 12th-century town, may appear next year from the… Read More