Samuel Adams: Father of the American Revolution by Mark Puls; Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 Franklin, […]
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Christmas at Marshall Field’s, Chicago
It’s no wonder that tens of thousands of people—from Chicago and from all over […]
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Lost-Found Nation
In excerpt from a new book of essays, I Wish I’d Been There, delves […]
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Tarnished Silver Senator
As a lawyer, speculator and senator from Nevada, William Morris Stewart never let laws […]
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Labor Strikes Back
What was good for General Motors wasn’t always good for GM workers. Sit-down strikes at the company’s Michigan plants sparked a wave of similar actions in workplaces across the country.
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De Grasse to the Rescue at Yorktown
A surprise tactical move by the pride of the French royal navy trapped 8,000 […]
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Kate Shelley: A girl’s heroic journey
The story of Kate Shelley is as inspiring today as it was 125 years […]
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This Week in History: The Capture of the Notorious Blackbeard the Pirate
On November 22, 1718, infamous Blackbeard the Pirate meets his bloody end in North Carolina after a long career of murdering, thieving and pillaging.
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When Marilyn Monroe Interrupted Her Honeymoon to Go to Korea
When Marilyn Monroe left her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio to entertain the troops in Korea, it was the first time she “felt like a star.”
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Albert Sidney Johnston: Too Little, Too Late to Win the Western War
The general expected to save the Confederate heartland made a series of poor tactical and strategic decisions