- A Chilling Moment Of Reflection And Honor
By: William Stephenson - Feb 27, 2009
I anxiously peered out of my windows for a fleeting glimpse of something recognizable from the history books where I learned about this war. The...
- The Shootdown Of Korean Airlines Flight 007
By: William Stephenson - Feb 26, 2009
On September 1st, 1983, a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 was shot out of the skies over the Soviet Unions Eastern port area of Vladivostok near the...
- Richard Nixon's Impact on American History
By: Alex Weidmann - Feb 6, 2009
Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, Orange County, California. He won two scholarships to Harvard and Yale, but due to lack...
- The Flags of American History
By: Alex Weidmann - Feb 5, 2009
There are fewer objects to awaken the passion, the various emotions such as American flags throughout history.
- Five Historic Places to Visit on Maui
By: Jill Engledow - Feb 5, 2009
Maui visitors can get an enjoyable history lesson while they're on vacation by visiting these five historic places.
- Five Great Books About the History of Hawaii
By: Jill Engledow - Feb 5, 2009
Reading these five books will give you a good grounding in the history of Hawaii.
- Hannibal :Elephants Over The Alps To Attack Rome
By: Derek Dashwood - Feb 4, 2009
Hannibal grew up in a military home, and went off to war with his father. He learned to hate Romans.He was a brilliant strategist.
- Attila the Hun and The Fall of Rome
By: Derek Dashwood - Feb 4, 2009
The fall of Rome began in the year 405 AD and the attacks by barbarians who saw ripe pickings and easy people to plunder.
- The Great Railway Heritage Of Paddington
By: Andrew Regan - Feb 2, 2009
The thriving area of West London around Paddington owes much to the formation of the Great Western Railway Company and its decision to use...
- The Mystery of the History of Lavender in Hawaii
By: Jill Engledow - Jan 28, 2009
Lavender has been in Hawaii for decades, but how it got here is a bit of a mystery.
- Sam Houston: Texas Hero and Houston's Patriarch
By: Lawrence J. Reaves - Jan 23, 2009
The City of Houston is named for General Sam Houston, one of Texas' heroes and without whom the state would never have won its independence from...
- Historical Oil Prices: The 1973 Oil Crisis
By: John Smith - Jan 15, 2009
The 1973 Oil Crisis increased the price of oil almost four-fold before prices eventually settled.
- Interesting Facts About Death Of JFK
By: Chad Wiley - Dec 31, 2008
The assassination of former United States president John F Kennedy has always fascinated people since that November day in 1963 when it is reported...
- Mount Laurel Township: A Brief History
By: Art Gib - Dec 16, 2008
Mount Laurel Township is a mid-sized town of about 40,000 people in Burlington County, New Jersey; the county sits on the southern side of New...
- China: The Merit Of Saving Face
By: Derek Dashwood - Nov 22, 2008
To Chinese people, the most important aspect of relationships is in saving, or having face. To personally face some public humility would cause a...
- From Choctaw to King Cotton: The State of Mississippi
By: Art Gib - Nov 21, 2008
Like those of much of the rest of the Americas, Mississippi's earliest inhabitants predate recorded history. We know little about the first...
- Land of the Downriver People: The State of Arkansas
By: Art Gib - Nov 20, 2008
name "Arkansas," is derived from the French interpretation of a Quapaw word which means either, "land of the downriver people," or, "people of the...
- Put A Fire In Your Child About The Nation's History
By: Aydan Corkern - Nov 19, 2008
Most youth who are growing in this day and age do not know anything about their ancestor's history.
- Remembering The Day Our Nation Was On Fire
By: Aydan Corkern - Nov 19, 2008
The memorial that stands on Hawaiian waters is a remembrance of what happened on that fateful day at Pearl Harbor.
- The Con Of The '60s : A Look At The Reality Behind The Decade Synonymous With Peace And Love
By: Samantha Gilmartin - Nov 19, 2008
Today the 1960s are viewed with the warming sparkle of nostalgia: Hendrix, The Beatles, peace, love, drugs, flowers and freedoms. However, with the...
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