Latest Contributing Articles
Dec 1, 2009
Destruction of the Metropolitan Building: The Rise of Preservation for Architecture in Minneapolis
In: Modern US History
By: Jason Chavis
Dec 1, 2009
The Life of Calvin Coolidge: The 30th President of the United States
In: Modern US History
By: Terry Long
Dec 1, 2009
Rosa Parks Challenges Segregation Law: Sparked Montgomery Bus Boycott
In: Modern US History
By: John Kirshon
Dec 1, 2009
The True History of Christmas: Common Christmas Myths
In: American History (general)
By: Alessandra Harris
Dec 1, 2009
America's Civil War Today – December 2009: Congress Appropriates Money and Private Groups Save Sites
In: US Civil War
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 30, 2009
Jacksonville's St. James Building: John Henry Klutho's Downtown Crown Jewel Still Amazes
In: American History (general)
By: Devan Stuart
Nov 30, 2009
Treatment of Prisoners in the Civil War: Exchange Cartels and General Orders 100 & Reality
In: US Civil War
By: william oneill
Nov 30, 2009
Motives for the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692: Delusion or Reality?
In: Colonial America
By: Marilynn Doore
Nov 30, 2009
The Salem Witchcraft Trials, 1692: The Hysteria in Massachussetts
In: Colonial America
By: Marilynn Doore
Nov 29, 2009
Importance of Women's History Month: Great American Achievers Continuing to March Forward
In: American History (general)
By: Rhonda Campbell
Nov 29, 2009
African American Genius Inventors: Modern and Historic Achievements Benefitting Millions
In: American History (general)
By: Rhonda Campbell
Nov 29, 2009
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: How Art Has Kept History Alive
In: Modern US History
By: Brian T. Bolten
Nov 29, 2009
Lincoln and Haiti: The African American Exodus that Didn’t Happen
In: US Civil War
By: Dave Kostiuk
Nov 29, 2009
An Examination of a Slave Girl About Poetry: In Colonial Boston, Phillis Wheatley Was Tested To Overcome Skeptics
In: Colonial America
By: Brian Deming
Nov 28, 2009
Barbed Wire Museums: Places to Visit to See Barb Wire Fences Through the Years
In: Modern US History
By: Peggy Hazelwood
Nov 27, 2009
Obama and the Rhetoric of Change: How American Presidents Structure Their Inaugural Addresses
In: American History (general)
By: Marilyn Michaud
Nov 27, 2009
History and Meaning of Black Friday: Origins of the Nation's Biggest and Busiest Shopping Day
In: American History (general)
By: Jeremy Perkins
Nov 26, 2009
Would JFK Have Withdrawn From Vietnam? President Kennedy’s Conflicted Policies On The Vietnam War
In: Modern US History
By: Lawrence Koppy
Nov 25, 2009
Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft: A Friendship's Demise and the Split in the Republican Party
In: Modern US History
By: William L. Wunder
Nov 25, 2009
Some Great Men Who Never Became US President: The Best Man Doesn't Always Win or Even Run
In: American History (general)
By: David Hornestay
Nov 25, 2009
Fun Facts About Thanksgiving Day: Learn Facts Spanning over 300 Years of Turkey Day Celebrations
In: American History (general)
By: Armand Famiglietti
Nov 25, 2009
Italians in America: Band Leaders: Musical Talent was Imported from Italy for a U.S. Military Band
In: American History (general)
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 24, 2009
Ghosts of Fort Washita: Some Visitors Find More Than a Restored Historical Site
In: American History (general)
By: Jayne Mays
Nov 24, 2009
Brief Mining History of Iron Hill in Delaware: Iron Mining in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries First State
In: American History (general)
By: Maureen Zieber
Nov 24, 2009
Howard Zinn and The Constitution: Economic and Social Class Motivations of the Founding Fathers
In: American History (general)
By: Nathaniel Moya
Nov 24, 2009
George Bruce Branch Library: The History of a Neighborhood Branch of the New York Public Library
In: American History (general)
By: Eric K. Washington
Nov 24, 2009
U.S. Workers Harmed by the New Deal: How New Labor Laws Increased Unemployment in the Great Depression
In: Modern US History
By: Walter Coffey
Nov 24, 2009
Lee Harvey Oswald Gunned Down By Jack Ruby: Ruby Later Denied Any Conspiracy
In: Modern US History
By: John Kirshon
Nov 24, 2009
Antietam Changes War's Scope: America's Bloodiest Day Leads to Emancipation
In: US Civil War
By: Walter Coffey
Nov 23, 2009
Popular Music in 19th-Century America: From Broadside Ballads to the Birth of the Blues
In: American History (general)
By: Darryl Hamson
Nov 23, 2009
Samuel Adams and The Intolerable Acts: Adams was the Main Proponent for Drafting the Suffolk Resolves
In: Colonial America
By: Maddison Newburg
Nov 23, 2009
Samuel Adams and The Boston Tea Party: Organizion of the Sons of Liberty and His Role in Independence
In: Colonial America
By: Maddison Newburg
Nov 23, 2009
Samuel Adams and His Influential Writings: Adam's Writings Played a Key Role in Gaining Revolution Support
In: Colonial America
By: Maddison Newburg
Nov 23, 2009
Samuel Adams and The Stamp Act: Adams Gained Much Support for the American Revolution
In: Colonial America
By: Maddison Newburg
Nov 23, 2009
Quantrill's Men Held Reunions: The Survivors of the Civil War Guerrilla Band Met Until 1929
In: US Civil War
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 23, 2009
JFK Shot Dead in Dallas, Texas: Lee Harvey Oswald Alleged Assassin
In: Modern US History
By: John Kirshon
Nov 22, 2009
Barbed Wire History: How Barb Wire Fences Helped Tame the West
In: Modern US History
By: Peggy Hazelwood
Nov 21, 2009
What Day Is Thanksgiving? The Story of Franksgiving and the Official National Holiday
In: American History (general)
By: Diane Ursu
Nov 21, 2009
Dr. James McCune Smith: First African-American Doctor in the United States
In: American History (general)
By: Karen Jordan
Nov 21, 2009
A Guide to United States Land Patents: Start a Land Patent Search through Online Land Records
In: Colonial America
By: Vanessa Cross
Nov 21, 2009
What Happened Before the Pearl Harbor Attack? The U.S. Prepared for War While Trying to Protect its Interests
In: American History (general)
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 20, 2009
Harry S Truman's First Year - Foreign Policy: President Truman's Foreign Policy in 1945
In: Modern US History
By: Stephen Lunn
Nov 20, 2009
Harry S Truman's First Year - Domestic Policy: President Truman's Domestic Policy in 1945
In: Modern US History
By: Stephen Lunn
Nov 20, 2009
Journal of a Girl in Colonial Boston: Fashions, Dances, and a Puritan Town Through a Child's Eyes
In: Colonial America
By: Brian Deming
Nov 20, 2009
The Life and Legend of Sacagawea: Translator and Guide for Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery
In: American History (general)
By: Darryl Hamson
Nov 20, 2009
See 1860s America at Pamplin Historical Park: Virginia Site is Home to National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
In: US Civil War
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 19, 2009
History of Thanksgiving and NFL Football: Origins of Thanksgiving Holiday Observances and Traditions
In: American History (general)
By: Jeremy Perkins
Nov 19, 2009
Jedediah Hotchkiss: Stonewall Jackson’s Cartographer
In: US Civil War
By: Kristin Hanneman
Nov 19, 2009
Free Blacks and Slaves In Dutch Manhattan: African American History of New York Before the British
In: Colonial America
By: Melissa Cooper
Nov 19, 2009
Fort Jefferson at The Dry Tortugas National Park: The Former Military Installation Beckons Naturalists and Travelers
In: American History (general)
By: Lawrence Koppy
Nov 19, 2009
Gettysburg Address Delivered by Lincoln: Celebrated Ideals of Equality and Democracy
In: American History (general)
By: John Kirshon
Nov 18, 2009
Laissez Faire in the 1920s: Economic Policy of the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover Administrations
In: Modern US History
By: William L. Wunder
Nov 17, 2009
History of Health Insurance in America: Origins and Birth of U.S. Health Care and Blue Cross Blue Shield
In: American History (general)
By: Jeremy Perkins
Nov 17, 2009
The Mannahatta Project–New York Natural History: Uncovering Manhattan's Precolonial Landscape and Ecology
In: Colonial America
By: Melissa Cooper
Nov 17, 2009
Nixon: "I'm Not a Crook": Only U.S. President to Resign from Office
In: Modern US History
By: John Kirshon
Nov 17, 2009
The George Washington Birthplace: Pope’s Creek is Maintained by the National Park Service
In: Colonial America
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 16, 2009
The Starting Point of the Lewis and Clark Trail: Camp Dubois and the Natural Occurrence of Changing River Channels
In: American History (general)
By: Cynthia Collins
Nov 16, 2009
The Great Race of Mercy: Nome's Epidemic Defeated by Sled Dogs
In: American History (general)
By: Ann Casey
Nov 16, 2009
The Tragic Creation of Liberia: Social Engineering in the 19th Century, Based on Racial Prejudice
In: American History (general)
By: John Welford
Nov 16, 2009
Seth Bullock Tamed Deadwood's Wild Mining Side: Deadwood in 1876 was a Haven for Mining and Mayhem
In: American History (general)
By: Janelle Gann-Austin
Nov 16, 2009
Al Capone Released from Alcatraz Prison: Notorious Gangster Paroled Due to Syphilis
In: Modern US History
By: John Kirshon
Nov 16, 2009
Life for Children in Colonial Boston: Games, Clothing, Education for Kids in Early America
In: Colonial America
By: Brian Deming
Nov 16, 2009
Virginia's Ferry Farm: George Washington’s Home as a Young Boy
In: Colonial America
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 15, 2009
The Origin of Santa Claus: The Men Who Created One of the Most Beloved of Christmas Traditions
In: American History (general)
By: John K. Davis
Nov 15, 2009
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity: The Newest Member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 15, 2009
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority: The Only Sorority to Be Established at a Predominately White College
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 15, 2009
The First Transcontinental Railroad: How Federal Aid Was Routinely Abused in Construction
In: Modern US History
By: Walter Coffey
Nov 15, 2009
Battle of Nashville Monument Survives: Peace Monument Honors Fallen Soldiers from North and South
In: US Civil War
By: Lyda Phillips
Nov 15, 2009
America's First Train Robbers Predate James Gang: The Reno Gang Captures Train Loot, Infamy in Seymour, Indiana
In: American History (general)
By: Bonnye Good
Nov 14, 2009
Riverboat Pilot Samuel Clemens: Mark Twain's Mississippi River Days - Monument in Hannibal, Missouri
In: American History (general)
By: Cynthia Collins
Nov 14, 2009
An American Thanksgiving Timeline: Fast or Feast, Thanksgiving Proclamations in America
In: American History (general)
By: Corinne Shibley
Nov 13, 2009
Harry Truman's Fair Deal: The Progressive Program of the Thirty-Third President
In: Modern US History
By: William L. Wunder
Nov 13, 2009
The Schooner Effie M. Morrissey: Sailing for the U. S. Government During World War II
In: American History (general)
By: Cynthia Collins
Nov 13, 2009
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Limits on American Freedom Amid Concerns for National Security
In: American History (general)
By: Darryl Hamson
Nov 13, 2009
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority: The Sister Organization of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 13, 2009
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity: The Brother Fraternity of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 13, 2009
VP Agnew Accuses TV News of Bias: Spokesman for Nixon’s “Silent Majority”
In: Modern US History
By: John Kirshon
Nov 13, 2009
A History of Christmas Gifts: The Origins of Giving
In: American History (general)
By: Paul Forrest
Nov 13, 2009
Virginia's Battle of Green Spring: Revolutionary War Fight Between Lafayette and Cornwallis
In: Colonial America
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 12, 2009
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: An Offshoot of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 12, 2009
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity: First African-American Fraternity Founded at Howard University
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 12, 2009
Ellis Island, U.S. Immigration Portal, Closed: Famous Gateway Opened in 1892
In: American History (general)
By: John Kirshon
Nov 12, 2009
First Christmas Trees in the White House: Franklin Pierce Was First President to Have a Holiday Tree
In: American History (general)
By: Linda N. Riggins
Nov 12, 2009
The Battle of Spencer's Ordinary: A Quick and Small Skirmish in Virginia During the Revolutionary War
In: Colonial America
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 11, 2009
The Origin of Taps: From Lights Out Call to Funeral Tribute
In: US Civil War
By: Holly Beth Anderle
Nov 11, 2009
Jefferson City, Missouri's Historic Riverfront: Capital City and Steamboat Landing Along the Missouri River
In: American History (general)
By: Cynthia Collins
Nov 11, 2009
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity: Indiana University's Fraternity Founded By African-American Men
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 11, 2009
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority: America's First Sorority Established By African-American Women
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 11, 2009
The Harlem Renaissance: Elements of the African American Literary and Social Movement
In: American History (general)
By: Emily Reynolds
Nov 11, 2009
Dining with Patriots: The Taverns of Colonial Williamsburg
In: Colonial America
By: Mike Virgintino
Nov 10, 2009
The Tradition of Thanksgiving: Comparing the Early History of Thanksgiving With Todays Celebration
In: American History (general)
By: Theresa D. Young
Nov 10, 2009
Was Anyone Punished for the Boston Massacre? Yes; But the Soldiers Who Killed Five Got Off Virtually Scot-Free
In: Colonial America
By: Brian Deming
Nov 10, 2009
How Roosevelt Realigned Politics in 1936: FDR’s New Deal Coalition Permanently Altered the Political Landscape
In: American History (general)
By: Lawrence Koppy
Nov 10, 2009
U.S. Marines Corps Celebrate Its Anniversary: Keeping the United States Safe for 234 Years
In: American History (general)
By: Dawn Goldsmith
Nov 10, 2009
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity: The Oldest Greek Letter Organization for African-American Men
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 10, 2009
Historic Ship Leads Arctic Expeditions: The Schooner Effie M. Morrissey - Sailing with Captain Bob Bartlett
In: American History (general)
By: Cynthia Collins
Nov 10, 2009
Jim Bridger - Mountain Man, Guide, and Explorer: Bridger's Contributions Helped Settle the West
In: American History (general)
By: Janelle Gann-Austin
Nov 10, 2009
History of the National Pan-hellenic Council: America's Historically African-American Sororities and Fraternities
In: American History (general)
By: Ashley Anderson
Nov 10, 2009
Iwo Jima Memorial Dedicated in Virginia: Honors United States Marines
In: Modern US History
By: John Kirshon
Nov 9, 2009
Richard Sands, circus king of old New York: Trinity Church Cemetery’s forgotten Olympian of the sawdust ring
In: American History (general)
By: Eric K. Washington
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