Topic: Spanish-American War
Before we introduce you to Gregory Littlejohn, who's from Waterloo, Illinois and looks terrifying, we should explain what the History Channel's...
Here's a good reason to pay attention to where your property taxes go.Alabama's Constitution, ratified in 1901, allows for a state property tax to...
In Philly, embattled warship Olympia gets a temporary reprieve; will stay open, get repairsA historic warship in Philadelphia is getting a reprieve, for now.The USS Olympia is a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser from the Spanish-American War. It is in need of millions ...
Santiago de Cuba,the capital of Oriente province. It lies in a mountainous area on Cuba's southeastern coast, about 470 miles (756 km) southeast of...
Barbed Wire, twisted steel wire with short barbs or sharp points of wire twisted around it at regular intervals. Because it provided cheap...
Hanging on or from the refrigerator door of my grandparent's refrigerator was what may have been the worlds oldest refrigerator magnet. It was the age of the Beatles and rock and roll. During his lifetime we had fought the Spanish-American War ...
The flag of North Dakota was adopted on March 3, 1911. The only change was that the name " North Dakota " appears on the banner instead of the infantry name. The original nickname for the group was the "Wood's Weary Walkers" for ...
Free speech is a term we hear often today and has been apart of our country's ideals since the early days of America's founding. Most citizens would agree that they value their rights under the first amendment ; although, most of ...
Scarcely had the smoke and thunder from the Battle of Hampton Roads faded away when naval high commands worldwide began to debate the significance of the fight. Fought between the United States Navy and the Navy of the Confederate States of America ...
The average American voter looks at an election campaign and strives to select the candidate who will make his life better. At a time when the U.S. needed to come of age as a global power, voters chose William McKinley, who ...
