Tough First Winter for Our Mayflower Ancestors
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 11, 2015
An article about the Pilgrims’ first, rough winter at Plymouth Colony in 1620-1621 when so many of them died due to illness and exposure... (Read More)
Category: History
True Ghost Stories from America’s Most Haunted Old Cemeteries?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 30, 2015
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to uncover eerie stories of ghostly sightings at some of America’s oldest cemeteries... (Read More)
Victoria Claflin Woodhull – the 1st Woman to Run for U.S. President
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 13, 2015
Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about Victoria Claflin Woodhull, who earned the distinction of being the first woman to run for U.S. president, in 1870... (Read More)
Anniversary of President McKinley’s Assassination
By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 4, 2015
An article about Mt. McKinley in Alaska, named for President William McKinley (1897-1901), having its name changed to Denali... (Read More)
Apollo 11’s Moon Landing: ‘One Giant Leap for Mankind’
By Tony Pettinato on July 20, 2015
An article about NASA’s Apollo 11 space flight successfully landing the first humans on the moon, on 20 July 1969... (Read More)
Walt Elias Disney’s Fantasy Made Real: Disneyland Opens
By Tony Pettinato on July 17, 2015
An article about Walt Disney’s dream coming true when the Disneyland theme park opened in Anaheim, California, on 17 July 1955... (Read More)
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Shot after Victory Speech
By Tony Pettinato on June 5, 2015
An article about Senator Robert F. Kennedy being shot by assassin Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on 5 June 1968... (Read More)
20 May 1932: Amelia Earhart’s Solo Flight across the Atlantic
By Tony Pettinato on May 20, 2015
An article about Amelia Earhart’s departure from Newfoundland on 20 May 1932 to begin her successful solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean... (Read More)
The 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 7, 2015
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the tragic sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania in 1915 by a German submarine... (Read More)
