Major General David Wooster, a largely forgotten hero of the Revolution
David Wooster was an American general who served in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolutionary War. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Cities,...
View ArticleColonel John Williams, signer of the Articles of Confederation
John Williams (March 14, 1731 – October 10, 1799) was a signer of the United States’ Articles of Confederation. He was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina and donated the land and...
View ArticleRichard Varick, Inspector General of West Point
Richard Varick was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on March 15, 1753 at Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey, and he died on July 30, 1831 at Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey....
View ArticleGeorge Clymer, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress George Clymer was born in the city of Philadelphia, in the year 1739. His father was descended from a respectable family of Bristol, in England;...
View ArticleNew California Law Pressures Textbook Publishers to Teach “Significance” Of...
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) has signed a new law requiring the architects of the state’s history-social science curriculum to “consider including, and recommending for adoption by the state...
View Article6 People Who Were Literally Erased From History By Authoritarian Governments
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View ArticleChanges Coming to Jefferson Memorial Exhibit – Slavery Record Will Be...
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View ArticleThe Story of The Slave Who Stole A Confederate Warship And Became A Congressman
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View Article10 Of The Biggest Mistakes EVER Made Throughout History
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View ArticleThe Forgotten And Haunting Post-Mortem Photos of the Victorian Era
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View ArticleThe Incredible True Story of “Ishi,” The Last Wild Indian
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View ArticleTomb Likely Belonging to Saint Nicholas Just Found In Southern Turkey: Santa...
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View ArticleThe Truth About Christopher Columbus: His Actions and Motivations in The New...
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