Have you ever survived two extremely unusual life-threatening disasters in one day? Betty Lou Oliver was one of the rare individuals who could have answered yes to that. Betty was on duty as an elevator operator on the morning Read more
Today is the anniversary of the dedication of a memorial to the men and women who served in “The Forgotten War”. The Korean War is sometimes called “The Forgotten War”. As an example of that, the Vietnam War Memorial Read more
The island of Sumatra had some of the best pepper in the world. In 1832, an American merchant ship named Friendship arrived to trade for it. When the crew were ashore, they were attacked by a rival chieftain. Three Read more
As every American knows, the 13 Colonies could not have gotten their independence without aid from France. That aid came with a price as the newly created United States owed a substantial debt to the French king. One reason Read more
Today is the anniversary of the day William Clark acquired a slave named York. York went on to become one of the most famous slaves in American History. The most popular member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was Read more
After the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal dominated Italy, but he was unable to capture the city of Rome. His government was reluctant to send him reinforcements. However, his brother Hasdrubal took it upon himself to help his brother out. Read more
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Falkirk in 1298. Don’t recognize the name? If you have seen “Braveheart”, you have seen Hollywood’s version of the battle. Don’t use the movie as a history lesson! As teachers, we Read more
Happy Birthday, Frances Cleveland! Born on this day in 1864, she went on to become the youngest First Lady. The future First Lady was born Frank Clara Folsom on July 21, 1864. (No she did not have a sex change Read more
Hitler had the luckiest day of his life on July 20, 1944. Yesterday, we learned about a world leader who had a very unlucky day which led to a world war. Today, we will learn about a world leader Read more
Today is the 2nd anniversary of the creation of this web site, so I am going to share my favorite anecdote of all time. It is a story that changed my life. I first heard it in 6th grade at Read more