A Brief History On July 4, 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Ever since the Declaration of Independence was agreed upon, a great deal of history has occurred all over the United States of America (USA). It is inconceivable how places we presently consider as urban, like the Northeast megalopolis that contains Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington, D.C., was previously a wilderness covered with thick forests. The European pilgrims had never even gone past those forests. As Americans extended to the West, they deserted noteworthy spots, relics, abominations, and interests…
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A Brief History On July 4, 1987, justice came late, but better than never, when Nazi German war criminal, Klaus Barbie, known as the “Butcher of Lyon” was sentenced to life in prison for his crimes. A member of the SS and officer of the dreaded secret police, the Gestapo, Barbie was known to personally torture prisoners while in charge of the Lyon, France, Gestapo station during World War II. Despite fierce French animosity toward this monster, the United States intelligence apparatus helped Barbie escape Europe for Bolivia, South America, where the US used him as an anti-Marxist agent. Barbie…
A Brief History This article contains links to online versions of what we consider the essential primary source readings for students of American History through the Civil War. Please click on the title of the document to read it. Digging Deeper I. Background and Colonial Development, 1500-1763 November 11, 1620: The Mayflower Compact II. Revolutionary Era: Emergency of Democracy, 1763-1800 July 8, 1775: The Olive Branch Petition January 10, 1776: Common Sense July 4, 1776: The United States Declaration of Independence III. Expansion of American Democracy, 1800-1850 IV. Challenge to Democracy, 1850-1865 Question for students (and subscribers): What is your favorite primary source…
A Brief History On July 4, 2017, most Americans will be reminded that today is the National Birthday, the date back in 1776 when the United States was born. We take this patriotic opportunity to list some of the Red, White and Blue Americans who were born on this special date. Digging Deeper 1. Ulysses S. Grant III, General. Born in Chicago in 1881, this chip off the old block was the grandson of former general and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant. This Grant graduated 6th in his class at West Point in 1903 (the same year Douglas…
A Brief History This article presents a timeline of American history through the Civil War. Please click on any of the dates to learn more about that date’s events and please post a comment using the Disqus commenting system on any article you click on to let us know your thoughts about that historic event. Digging Deeper I. Background and Colonial Development – 1500-1763 On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian adventurer sailing into the unknown in the name of the Spanish Crown, landed in the Bahamas, the landing that became known as the “discovery” of America (or, “The New…
