Ten fun facts about Benjamin Thompson1. Lt. Col. Revolutionary War Hero Benjamin Thompson was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, serving as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Loyalist forces. He was a key figure in the war effort, leading troops in several battles and providing ...
Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma. It was one of the worst dust storms in American history, and “Drivers were forced to take refuge in their cars, while other residents hunkered down in basements, barns, fire stations, and tornado shelters, as well as under beds.” The combination ...
The American flag is a symbol of patriotism that has changed many times since its first creation, but the meaning has remained the same; one nation indivisible. A nation's flag is usually the first thing another nation sees. The U.S. flag is a banner in war, a heraldry in times of p...
Charleston Exposition 1901-02Following the devastation of Charleston’s economy during the Civil War and in the military occupation for 12 years afterward, the old city was badly in need of some infusion of trade and capital to get it on its feet again. After Charlestonians saw the great su...
Ten fun facts about John Quincy Adams1. A Life in Pictures John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767 in the small town of Braintree, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and Abigail Adams, a prominent figure in the American ...
Trying to teach active students facts and figures about the Revolutionary War may elicit a yawn and a bored look. As with most learning, students learn more when they become involved with projects that force them to think, create and share with others. Bring the American Revolutionary War to ...
Here’s a list for all those Napoleon Bonaparte biography and historical facts fans. Who was Napoleon? A lot of Napoleon facts have been shortened - ahem - ...
In 1775 Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys won one of the first important American victories of the Revolutionary War by capturing Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. In 1777 Vermont adopted its first constitution, abolishing slavery and providing for universal male suffrage without property qualifi...
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Previously, I knew very little about Nina Simone other than she was an African American performer who’s most famous song was ‘My Baby Just Cares For Me’. So I didn’t know about her role in the civil rights movement, her protest songs, the troubled family life, and the highs and ...