"The Perfect Historical Primer"
American fortitude in the face of furious attack has been demonstrated in numerous episodes throughout history. Perhaps one of the most epic instances was the Siege of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, during World War … Read More »
Two hundred years ago, an epic American tale of endurance and honor occurred, one of the most famous events in American history and no doubt the most famous event in the War of 1812: the siege of Fort McHenry and … Read More »
Heroes in American history come in all shapes and sizes. Some are strong, resilient and yet gentle, like Martin Luther King Jr and George Washington. Others are loud, fiery and full of passion, like Patrick Henry and Theodore Roosevelt. But … Read More »
Every one of the original thirteen American colonies were founded by Englishmen, except two. The colonies of New York and New Jersey were originally Dutch colonies in the New World and the central character in the story of how they … Read More »
“…that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Those words, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 would change the world in dramatic ways. The American Founding … Read More »
American history is a menagerie of episodes both patriotic and less-than-desirable. Our history is a saga of both slavery and freedom, justice and oppression. It is a story of Jim Crows and Martin Luther Kings. All in all, while American … Read More »
The United States joined the fight against Germany in World War I in 1917, about three years after the war began in Europe. For the majority of the war, President Wilson’s opinion (and one shared by many Americans) was that … Read More »
Electricity was never invented but today we remember some inventors who worked with electricity. Men like Benjamin Franklin, Michael Faraday and Thomas Edison are highly respected as the scientists who pioneered work in the field of electricity. Thomas Edison invented … Read More »
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was one of the greatest and most virtuous commanders in the Civil War. He led his men valiantly and fearlessly and left a legacy of great nobility and honor. Despite the fact that Jackson fought under the … Read More »
“I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” -George Mason “Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who … Read More »