He was a member of the Sauk and Fox tribe. His Native American name was “Bright Path.” He learned to break horses from his father. He used to spend hours observing horses and patterned his running after them. At age 6, he and his twin brother Charlie were sent to Read more
It was written by a five man committee: Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. John Adams was supposed to write the draft, but he deferred to the more talented writer, Jefferson. The committee made 86 edits, but left the Preamble the way Jefferson wrote it. The Declaration was Read more
It would have been more accurately called “Longstreet’s Charge” as it involved three of his divisions – Pickett, Pettigrew, and Trimble. That was a total of 12,500-15,000 men. It was Lee’s desperate attempt to end the Civil War in one day. In the first two days of the battle, he Read more
On this day in 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared during her attempted flight around the world. Her Lockheed Electra took off from New Guinea destined for tiny Howland Island over 2,500 miles away. They never arrived. Since the tragedy, many theories have been advanced to explain Read more
The Rough Riders were officially the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. It consisted of a mix of cowboys, ranchers, Native Americans, Eastern aristocrats, and college boys. Originally, Teddy Roosevelt was second in command to Medal of Honor awardee Leonard Wood. When Wood was promoted in Cuba, Roosevelt was moved up to Read more