Have you ever wondered how was it like living in the Wild West? By 1865, more than 30,000 miles of train tracks crisscrossed America. And as the Civil War was over, and people were finally free from slavery, millions of
Let’s talk about the White House! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to celebrate Christmas at the White House? When the holiday season is just around the corner, the weather’s getting chillier and chillier, the air feels
How much do you know about the history of the United States? We all say that we love our country and that we’re proud to call ourselves Americans. But how well do we actually know what happened in the past?
Founded in 1865 and lasting until the 1870s, one of the most controversial “cults” in America, the Ku Klux Klan, or KKK, as it is widely known, played a major role in our history. Although everybody knows that they were
To be fair, there are only so many things that teachers can teach during a school year, so unless you have a degree in history, there is a lot of stuff you’ll never hear about unless you come across it
Are you proud to be a citizen of the United States? Whether we like it or not, mistakes are normal and can happen to anyone at any time. This means that errors of great significance can happen in every profession,
…What do you know about political feuds? People fight, and that’s a fact. They began to do so from the beginning of the world, when they started to confront each other to get the best spaces to build homes and
9 Italian Americans Who Changed Our History There was a large-scale influx of Italians that arrived in America in the late 19th century, an influx that changed forever the cultural aspect of the country (and not only). We say cultural
We Americans aren’t too big readers. However, books have had a lasting and deep effect on our national life. If we compare it with the Russians, whose insatiable thirst for books — especially contraband ones — is legendary, we usually
Thanksgiving, maybe the first American holiday, has over 400 years’ worth of myths, urban legends, misunderstandings, and lies to go with its delectable feast of pumpkin pie and baked turkey. Some Thanksgiving myths are fundamentally false historical interpretations that never