There is only so much time in a school year and only so many facts your teacher can share, especially when it comes to U.S. history.
While Native American History is well documented, there are hundreds of interesting facts and trivia about our first Americans that many people are not aware of. This article examines a few of these. MY LATEST VIDEOS ~~~ Chief Red Cloud. According to the 2010 Census, 5.2 million people in...
Sitting Bull (1831–1890) is one of the most famous Native Americans in history. He was a Hunkpapa Lakota medicine man who became famous for his major victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn. He later became friends with Annie Oakley, calling her “Little Sure Shot.”[14] Pocahontas (c...
When we think of tragedies at sea, we are often reminded of the Titanic or other significant ships in history, such as the RMS Lusitania, which sank in twenty minutes and pulled the U.S. into the First World War. These ships have also been a subject of popular culture, especially movies...
Park is Associate Professor of History at Sam Houston State University. His books, Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier and American Zion, provide a comprehensive view of Mormonism from the first revelations of Joseph Smith through the presidential...
Below is an interesting quiz on American history since 1865. This period marked the end of one era of US history and the beginning of another. The year 1865 saw the end of the American civil war with the Confederate States' surrender, beginning the Reconstruction era of U. S. History. Ta...
The story of the American Indians is one of bravery and sorrow. Come explore facts about Native American Indians including their history and traditions. This information covers many tribes from the various Indian regions of North America.
The highest unemployment rate in US history was in 1933, during the Great Depression, when 24.9% of Americans were out of work.[1] The career of "data scientist" has been judged one of the most most lucrative and attractive careers of the 21st century. Data scientists analyze information, ...
The article presents a brief history relating to Abraham Lincoln and the Bankruptcy Act of 1841 in the U.S. Abraham Lincoln began practicing law shortly before the 1841 bankruptcy law was enacted. Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years, and it was his full-time occupation except fo...
History of the American Flag We had ourMocomireporter present on the occasion of flag hoisting taking place at Washington DC where he caught sergeant victor ready to hoist the American Flag. Our reporter was able to talk to the sergeant about the Flag, and below is the account of what happe...