On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the confederacy at the Appomattox Courthouse to General Ulysses S. Grant. This was after a tumultuous five-year battle, in which President Abraham Lincoln led the country and strived to find a … Continued
Mary Todd Lincoln was the first First Lady to have her husband assassinated. She’d watched her husband age with the progression of the Civil War. Mary Lincoln suffered much loss and tragedy in her life. Mary Ann Todd was born … Continued
Abraham Lincoln is one of our best known Presidents. He had the awesome task of leading the nation through the American Civil War. He was also the first president to be assassinated. Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty on February … Continued
Living through World War I and the Spanish Flu Epidemic Journey back in time to World War I, the sinking of the Lusitania and the Spanish Flu Epidemic. Discover what life was like on the home front and how Americans … Continued
The changing of leaves has arrived and with it the season of Thankfulness. We think of the Mayflower pilgrims as having the first Thanksgiving, however the very first North American Thanksgiving was held in 1541 between Coronado’s expedition and the … Continued
The Liberty Bell is another iconic symbol of American Independence. Philadelphia had a city bell which was used for public proclamations or warnings of danger. The bell had been in use since the city was founded in 1682. The original … Continued
Memorial Day is a holiday to remember those men and women who died while serving our country’s armed forces. {Not to be confused with Veterans Day in November that honors living servicemen and women.} The holiday originated as Decoration Day … Continued
Making gingerbread, whether it is cookies or houses, has become a popular Christmas past time for many families. According to Rhonda Massingham Hart’s Making Gingerbread Houses, the first known recipe for gingerbread came from Greece in 2400 BC. An Armenian … Continued
George W. Bush was the 43rd President and the son of a former president, George H. W. Bush. Following the September 11 attacks, he launched the War on Terror. George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946 in New … Continued
Gerald R. Ford is the only president to never have been elected to the office of the presidency or vice president. He also had the shortest term in office with 895 days of any president to not die in office. … Continued