Washington DC is one of the most unique American cities due to the fact that it was designated as the nation’s capital by the Constitution of the… Read more “Founding of Washington D.C.”
Vice President Arthur.
It is difficult to imagine Chester Arthur serving as vice president. It is likely that we have never seen a vice president assume office, even just in… Read more “Vice President Arthur.”
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce.
Chief Joseph was born in Wallowa Valley, Oregon Territory on March 3, 1840. In 1877, when the United States tried to relocate the Nez Percé to a… Read more “Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce.”
Gold Rush!
The events unfolded on January 24, 1848, at the South Fork of the American River, close to present-day Coloma, California. John Sutter had enlisted several individuals to… Read more “Gold Rush!”
The “Indian Problem”.
A total of 125,000 Native Americans lived on vast expanses of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida during the early 1830s – territories their… Read more “The “Indian Problem”.”
Andrew Jackson!
About Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in Waxhaw’s, a region between South Carolina and North Carolina. He was a lawyer and landowner… Read more “Andrew Jackson!”
Don’t follow her dream!
The snake dream. In the book Agamemnon, Clytemnestra killed her husband, who is Orestes’ father. Naturally, in the subsequent play, the Libation-Bearers, he is mad at his… Read more “Don’t follow her dream!”
French Estates, Turmoil and Unrest in France.
In the late 1700’s nowhere in Europe was the gap between the affluent and the impoverished as pronounced as in France. The French nobility stood out as… Read more “French Estates, Turmoil and Unrest in France.”
Slavery.
Until very recently, British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was often overlooked. Thousands of African slaves passed through British ports in abject conditions in the 18th… Read more “Slavery.”
To close to reach!
In the Pre-Iliadic stories, prior to the Agamemnon, Tantalus cooked his son and served him to the gods because he was testing them. The gods punished him… Read more “To close to reach!”
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