HISTORY
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For Southern Antagonists in the Civil War, a Kindred Desire for Peace Goes Awry
[ad_1] On December 18, 1860, John J. Crittenden of Kentucky introduced a compromise plan to the U.S. Senate. Just two…
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The Scandal that Led to Harry S. Truman Becoming President and Marilyn Monroe Getting Married
[ad_1] The Curtiss-Wright Corporation came into being in 1929 through the merger of companies started by pioneering aviators Glenn Curtiss…
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The Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West Didn’t Have Buffalo Bill’s Reach, But Its Performers Took Hollywood by Storm
[ad_1] To the disbelief of gaping onlookers in the packed stands at El Toreo, Mexico City’s largest bullring, American rodeo…
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The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch
[ad_1] Odds are there isn’t a Civil War buff living who hasn’t seen a copy of this remarkable pencil sketch…
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This Quiet Missionary Survived the Lincoln County War to Live Among the Zunis
[ad_1] The Rev. Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy faced many struggles, most not of his own making, while a Presbyterian medical…
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The Explosion of Mount Hood
[ad_1] The motor launch tied up at the small-boat pier in Seeadler Harbor in New Guinea to disembark a dozen…
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Buffalo Bill’s Tours of Italy and the ‘Spaghetti Western’ Inspired Replica Old West Firearms
[ad_1] Virtually every Old West aficionado is familiar with Buffalo Bill Cody’s popular Wild West shows, which traveled the United…
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This Frenchman Tried to Best the Wright Brothers on Their Home Turf
[ad_1] Frenchman Henri Farman was already a celebrated cycling champion, race car driver and entrepreneur when he ordered a biplane…
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Oscar Wilde Bothered and Bewildered Westerners While Touring to Promote Gilbert and Sullivan
[ad_1] Of all the city slickers ever to venture into the 19th century American West, Oscar Wilde towered above the…
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Could These American Paratroopers Stop the Germans from Reaching Utah Beach on D-Day?
[ad_1] O n the evening of June 5, 1944, Louis Leroux, his wife, and their six children scrambled atop an…
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