Articles Containing Tag: history

Mona Goff was the younger sister of the only hero she had ever known: her brother. Marion Robert Goff was… Read More

Today, Christmas is considered a Christian holiday. It’s a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. However, many of the… Read More

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with friends and family. While eating that extra piece of pumpkin pie may be… Read More

The 39th president of the United States, James Earl Carter, Jr., otherwise known as Jimmy Carter, was born on October… Read More

“There runs a strange law through the length of human history – that men are continually tending to undervalue their… Read More

“Memoirs are the backstairs of history.” ~ George Meredith January 8, 1790: George Washington Delivers First State of the Union… Read More

“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” ~ George… Read More

“Hindsight is the historian’s necessary vice.” ~ Hilary Mantel December 20, 1606: Expedition to America and Establishment of Jamestown In… Read More

“A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.” ~ Norman… Read More

“The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.” ~ E.L. Doctorow November… Read More

“What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.” ~… Read More

“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” ~ Harry S. Truman Election Day… Read More