Most Americans think Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation set the slaves free. It is more complicated than that. The proclamation actually said that all slaves in Confederate controlled territory would be free as of Jan. 1, 1863. The only problem was Read more…
Clement Vallandigham was a Presbyterian minister turned lawyer. As the Civil War approached, he became an ardent anti-abolitionist. He supported states’ rights, even though he lived in the Ohio. When the war broke out, he was against it and Read more…
In 1988, Vice President George Bush surprised the world when he chose a little-known Senator from Indiana named Dan Quayle. The lightweight was partially chosen to bring youth and vigor to the ticket. Quayle was clearly in over his Read more…
Jack Broughton graduated from West Point in 1945. For the next 33 years, he was a fighter pilot. He flew 114 missions in the Korean War. He commanded the Thunderbirds. Later, he was deputy commander of the 355th Tactical Read more…
In June, 1958, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter were married. They were high school sweethearts. They lived in Virginia, but they got married in Washington, D.C. thinking this would make their marriage legal. Richard was white and Mildred was Read more…
Yang Kyoungjong was a Korean who had been drafted into the Japanese army in 1938. He fought in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol in Siberia in 1938. The Soviets defeated the Japanese and he was taken prisoner. He was Read more…
In 1763, the French and Indian War ended with Great Britain victorious. France was forced to cede New France (Canada) to the British. Most of the Indian tribes sided with the French because of their fur trade relationship and Read more…
Benedict Arnold could have had cities named after him. Before he became a traitor, he was one of the top three generals in the Continental Army. He helped capture Fort Ticonderoga, he led an epic campaign to Quebec, he Read more…
In 1859, the leader of Bryant’s Minstrels came to Daniel Decatur Emmett, his main song writer, and asked him to come up with a new “walkaround”. Minstrel shows ended shows with a song acted out by a few minstrels, Read more…
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport being played in North America today. It is believed to have originated around 1100. It was connected to Native American mythology. Eastern Woodland Indians felt it was part of the creation of man. Read more…