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Bridges: Ben Franklin impacted Texas through Richard Bache, Jr.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the United States became independent in 1776, Texas was far from the scene. However, one of the...
Dale C. Maley: Three War of 1812 veterans called Fairbury home
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 13 American colonies initiated the Revolutionary War against Great Britain over their objection to Parliament's taxation policies and lack of colonial representation. The Revolutionary War ...
Fact Check: Trump Claims He's the Only US President in 72 Years Not To Have a War. Here's What the...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGetty Images Claim: Trump is the only U.S. president in the last 72 years (since 1952) not to "have...
Eighty years ago, the world outlook was bleak. Enter America into WW II, and fortunes turned
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs America marks Veterans Day, think back to 80 years ago. It is just after the devastating December...
On This Day, Dec. 20: Lewis and Clark guide Sacagawea dies at 24
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn December 20, 1812, Sacagawea, the Indian woman who helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition,...
As It Were: Stagecoaches open 19th century Ohio to interstate commerce, travel | Ed Lentz
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was a turbulent time. Between 1815 and 1865, America grew at a ferocious pace. President Thomas...
Want to work in the U.S. through the Jay Treaty? Some say process is confusing, frustrating
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhile obtaining permanent residency in the United States through Jay Treaty rights sounds easy, the...
The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPlantation owners swapped lurid tales of armed fugitive slaves running wild and fomenting rebellion. They soon lobbied Washington to eradicate the...
Napoleon's long and costly invasion of Russia was one of the deadliest military operations in...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn etching of Napoleon Bonaparte and his army retreating from Russia after a failed invasion.Hulton...
Many American Revolutionaries were younger than you'd think when they declared independence from...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWashington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26,...