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Gettysburg Week: What a Way to Spend Retirement
Imagine hitting the age to retire and then deciding to go volunteer for the army. That is what John Burns did. The military rejected him…
Gettysburg Week: The General (Most of) America Forgot
In the three days leading up to Indpendence Day, 1863, Americans waged the greatest of battles against one another at Gettysburg. So on the 150th…
Some Abraham Lincoln Stories You Won’t Get from Hollywood
What was Abraham Lincoln doing with 81 bottles of champagne and 14 pounds of raisins? Thankfully he didn’t consume them all himself, but he was…
A Deadly Trip
Imagine walking all the way from Arkansas to Mexico City. That’s what this expedition attempted to do. When they finally reached their destination, nearly 70%…
Transforming Florida Forever
It’s hard to imagine the changes that took place in the American southeast during the 16th Century. The Spanish came looking for gold. However, they…
Of Golden Eggs, Geese, and Backyard Farms
We’ve all heard of the goose that laid the golden eggs. While it would be hard to find such a bird, a goose that raises…
Where the Delta Meets the Ozarks
Powhatan, Ark., is a once-thriving city, now mostly a ghost town. But its buildings have been restored and the stories of its glory days still…
America’s Territory with a Remarkable History
The Spanish were the first Europeans to arrive here. Then the French rules the island, followed by the Danes. Finally the Americans purchased it in…
Caribbean Education for a Founding Father
Today a high school or college student might take an internship to learn the basics they need for a certain career. That was what Alexander…
A Founding Father with Island Ties
Historians don’t agree whether this U.S. founding father was born in 1755 or 1757. He never arrived in what is today the United States mainland…