Fort Sumter Attack Begins the Civil War
By Tony Pettinato on April 12, 2016
An article about the Confederate attack on Union forces in Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on 12 April 1861 that began the Civil War... (Read More)
Category: History
Headhunting: The Unbelievable 1920s Adventure of Caroline Mytinger
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 11, 2016
This article uses old newspapers to learn about a woman who had a remarkable four-year adventure in the South Seas during the 1920s: Caroline Mytinger... (Read More)
New Book: ‘The Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower’
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 1, 2016
Book review: “The Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower” by P. J. Lynch... (Read More)
Seward’s Alaska Purchase Not ‘Folly’
By Tony Pettinato on March 30, 2016
Two years after the Civil War ended, Secretary of State William Henry Seward surprised many by negotiating with Russia to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million... (Read More)
Death of Ex-President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower
By Tony Pettinato on March 28, 2016
Article about the death of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States... (Read More)
A Confederate Soldier Writes Home
By Tony Pettinato on March 24, 2016
Some of the most moving accounts we have from the Civil War are the letters soldiers wrote to their loved ones during that great conflict... (Read More)
5 Facts about Presidential Wives
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 24, 2016
In this article – in honor of Women’s History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the nation’s First Ladies... (Read More)
Today Is International Women’s Day
By Tony Pettinato on March 8, 2016
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), born in Germany, devoted her life to fighting for the rights of women, the poor, and the oppressed... (Read More)
Amelia Earhart: First Solo Flight from Hawaii to California
By Tony Pettinato on January 11, 2016
An article about Amelia Earhart in 1935 becoming the first pilot, male or female, to fly solo from Hawaii to California... (Read More)
