Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the women volunteers in the Salvation Army during WWI, the “lassies,” who served doughnuts to the American troops... (Read More)
An article about American General Israel Putnam and the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775 during the Revolutionary War... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips digs into old newspapers to see if the Wild West’s legendary character “Deadwood Dick” was a real person or just a myth... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition that celebrated 100 years of American independence... (Read More)
An article about the U.S. declaring war on Great Britain on 18 June 1812, beginning the three-year conflict known as the War of 1812... (Read More)
An article about Hiram Silas Cronk, who died on 13 May 1905 at the age of 105 – the last surviving veteran of the War of 1812!.. (Read More)
The world first learned of the Titanic disaster through survivor stories published in newspapers. Read some of these incredible Titanic stories... (Read More)
Newspaper articles about the 13th Amendment being ratified on 6 December 1865, permanently banning slavery everywhere in the United States... (Read More)
The first burial on the grounds of what would become Arlington National Cemetery was on 13 May 1864. Private William Christman was buried in the rose garden in front of General Robert E. Lee’s home in Arlington, Virginia. He was serving with Company G, 67th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. In May 1863 Secretary of War... (Read More)
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