Library of Congress Serves as the national library of the United States; maintains collections of manuscripts, photographs, maps and related historical documents, preserves its own building, and produces publications and exhibits. It is the repository for HABS and HAER documentation. Illustrated ...
Nobody does man-on-the-run, excruciatingly suspenseful thrillers better than Joseph Finder, author of many stand-alone thrillers and the Boston private eye Nick Heller series. Finder’s latest is a combination spy story, financial mystery, and survival-evasion tale, with the propulsive plot set ...
and the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen raised for the Mexican-American War. After the dragoons proved their effectiveness in fighting Indians, in 1855 Congress approved the creation of the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Cavalry. When the Civil War broke ...
The Lakota sometimes refer to themselves as the “Teton,” or “People of the Prairie,” and generally roam the westernmost regions of the Dakota Territory and down into Nebraska. The Dakota generally refer to themselves as the “Santee,” or the “People of the Knife,” and dwell in the...
Who invented the Library of Congress system? Who led the Algerian Revolution? Who found the Bust of Nefertiti? Who was put on trial for the Boston Massacre? Who was involved in the Salem witch trials? Who bombed Guernica? Who discovered Egyptian hieroglyphics? Who was pressed to death in the...
Battle of Saratoga Ben Franklin Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Compromise of 1887 Corrupt Bargain Cotton Gin De Lome Letter Scandal Declaration of Independence Election of 1800 Election of 1860 Emancipation Proclamation Embargo Act Era of Good Feelings ...