Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
By Tony Pettinato on April 14, 2016
An article about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth on 14 April 1865... (Read More)
Tag: American History
Did You Miss These ‘Titanic’ Articles?
By Tony Pettinato on April 14, 2016
An article about the RMS Titanic striking an iceberg that caused the massive passenger liner to sink on 15 April 1912, with more than 1,500 fatalities... (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)
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)
Invention of the Telephone Changes the World
By Tony Pettinato on March 10, 2016
An article about Alexander Graham Bell and his contributions to the invention of the telephone... (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)
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)
