This million-seller songwriter of the 19th century wrote many popular songs including "Kingdom Coming," "Marching Through Georgia" and "My Grandfather?s Clock."
Daily Quiz for February 23, 2009
Forced to flee Nicaragua by the Sandinista revolution in 1979, President Anastacio Somoza Debayle was subsequently assassinated here in 1980.
Daily Quiz for February 22, 2009
The British knew this person by the secret code number 7.
Daily Quiz for February 21, 2009
In this year hostility and violence between Protestants and Catholics became so intense that Great Britain sent troops into Northern Ireland to attempt to restore order.
10 Battle of Little Bighorn Myths
Why do so many myths persist about the events of Jun 25, 1876, when the Sioux and Cheyenne defeated Lt. Col. George Custer in Montana Territory?
Daily Quiz for February 19, 2009
In 1816 they constructed the first Western-style fort in Hawaii.
Daily Quiz for February 18, 2009
In 1927 the French launched a major military campaign in Syria to suppress a revolt by this religious group.
Old Abe’s Favorite Photo?
Looking at Lincoln by Harold Holzer, is a study of the 16th president through imagery.
