United States
epub |eng | | Author:Pferdehirt, Julia;

Burlington Dr. Edward Galusha Dyer was a “double abolitionist.” That is, he not only hid runaways in his home, but he was also a leader in the work against slavery. ...
( Category: Civil War Era August 14,2023 )
pdf |en | | Author: Samuel A. Drake

( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary August 12,2023 )
epub |eng | 2003-08-15 | Author:Michael Shoulders

O The Old Mill is officially known as Pugh’s Mill Park. Renovated in 1933, the Old Mill’s design resembles a neglected mill from the early 1800s. The gristmill, which grinds ...
( Category: State & Local August 7,2023 )
epub |eng | 2002-08-15 | Author:Marie Harris & Karen Busch Holman

N In 1756 Daniel Fowle printed New Hampshire’s first newspaper. Even now, besides the many other newspapers we have in our state, we can still read the New Hampshire Gazette, ...
( Category: State & Local August 7,2023 )
epub |eng | 2012-08-15 | Author:Panchyk, Richard;

Castle Garden in 1850. Jenny Lind. Tickets for the first performance were auctioned and a fee was charged to all who attended the sale, yet 3,000 people were curious enough ...
( Category: State & Local August 4,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-04-11 | Author:Pat Williams

“Let Us Do Our Duty” As the two ships drifted apart, Jones tried to position his ship to fire at the Serapis. But the Bonhomme Richard’s rudder was disabled. The ...
( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary August 4,2023 )
epub |eng | 2022-01-14 | Author:Joe Giorello

Marine on Guadalcanal. August 9, 1942: Naval Battle of Savo Island The Japanese navy forced the American Navy to retreat, leaving the Marines alone on Guadalcanal short of supplies and ...
( Category: 1900s August 3,2023 )
epub |eng | 2019-11-08 | Author:Heather E. Schwartz [Schwartz, Heather E.]

Final Battle By the time the Nez Perce reached the Bear Paw Mountains in Montana, they were exhausted. Supplies were running out. They had been fighting and fleeing for months. ...
( Category: 1800s August 3,2023 )
pdf | | | Author:Unknown

( Category: 2000s May 29,2023 )
epub |eng | | Author:Peter Marshall & with Anna Wilson Fishel

Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand. Matthew 12:25 The wake-up horn sounded, and the six men and ...
( Category: 1800s May 26,2023 )
epub |eng | 2015-05-15 | Author:Cheryl Mullenbach

A “jungle,” or homeless camp, near St. Louis, Missouri. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-fsa-8b27090 5 GROWING UP in TOUGH TIMES Patience Abbe was 12 ...
( Category: 1900s May 26,2023 )
epub |eng | 2018-10-04 | Author:Joe Giorello

In 732, the Muslim forces were being led by a fierce warrior named Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi. He conquered huge parts of the Western world and now was determined to ...
( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary March 28,2023 )
epub |eng | 2005-03-15 | Author:Roland Smith & Roland Smith

N Pierre L’Enfant wanted open spaces and parklands for our nation’s capital. Part of his plan is now known as the National Mall. It is a beautiful area with many ...
( Category: State & Local March 25,2023 )
epub |eng | | Author:Sofia Nuñes

In 1798, more neophytes escaped, leaving only about thirty-five at the mission. The friars were distraught. The mission's lands were overflowing with water. The livestock were dying. To top it ...
( Category: State & Local March 10,2023 )