On May 7, 1757, Thomas Pownall sailed from England for Boston to take his post as the governor of Massachusetts. Aboard the…

Many people are surprised to learn that Christopher Columbus and his men enslaved native inhabitants of the West Indies, forced them to…

Enslaved workers constituted the backbone of the Confederate war effort. Although stories of these impressed workers and camp slaves have been erased…

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil’s…

The discovery of America, the New World was made by Christopher Columbus 1451-1506 in 1492. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci in…

Abraham Lincoln still resonates with people throughout the world who call upon him for words of wisdom during times of conflict. His…