It is fascinating to learn about the history of Arikara Tribe. There are times when the Arikara are also called the Arikarees, or simply the Ree.

The History of Arikara Tribe

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It is fascinating to learn about the history of Arikara Tribe. There are times when the Arikara are also called the Arikarees, or simply...
Oliver Cromwell - A Revolutionary Leader who Shaped Modern England

Oliver Cromwell – A Revolutionary Leader who Shaped Modern England

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Oliver Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in history. To some, he was a great man, to others, he was a tyrant....
Lord Dartmouth was a philanthropist and statesman whose actions precipitated the American Revolution. He was known as "the good Lord Dartmouth" by his contemporaries.

The life of Lord Dartmouth (1731-1801)

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Lord Dartmouth was a philanthropist and statesman whose actions precipitated the American Revolution. He was known as "the good Lord Dartmouth" by his contemporaries....
The character of Hernando de Soto has alternated between that of a vicious murderer and that of a noble adventurer.

Hernando de Soto – Conquistador, Explorer, and Economist

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The character of Hernando de Soto has alternated between that of a vicious murderer and that of a noble adventurer. Around 1500, he was...
Townshend Acts of 1767 - The British government faced looming debts from the Seven Years' War after the Stamp Act Crisis. The American colonies were also under political pressure to prove Parliament's taxing authority.

Townshend Acts of 1767

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Townshend Acts of 1767 - The British government faced looming debts from the Seven Years' War after the Stamp Act Crisis. The American colonies were...
Olaudah Equiano's Interesting Life Story

Olaudah Equiano’s Interesting Life Story

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This firsthand account of Olaudah Equiano's capture by slavers, his enslavement, and the Middle Passage of 1789 was compiled by Gustavus Vassa the African....
Calusa people lived along the Gulf Coast of the Florida peninsula from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys.

Calusa People: Their Ultimate Fate Remains a Mystery

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The Calusa people were cannibals, pirates, master builders, and carvers. Did they or didn't they? Was it Muskogean-speaking people from the north or some...
English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642-1646): A Divisive Conflict That Shaped a Nation

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English Civil War There was a conflict between King Charles I of England and Parliament over fundamental issues of state and church control during the...
Seawise Giant: The Largest Ship Ever Built

Seawise Giant: The Largest Ship Ever Built

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Seawise Giant, the largest ship ever built and a massive oil tanker, has a remarkable and peculiar history, marked by various name changes. This...
Life of Adam Rainer - The Man Who Was Born a Dwarf, and Became a Giant

Life of Adam Rainer – The Man Who Was Born a Dwarf, and Became...

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Life of Adam Rainer - He was an Austrian man who was born in Graz, Austria in 1899. He was born with a medical condition...
Maurice Tillet was born in 1903 in Russia and was known as the "French Angel." He was a professional wrestler in the 1940s and 1950s and was also known as the "Russian Bear."

Maurice Tillet – The Possible Inspiration Behind the Character of Shrek

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Maurice Tillet was born in 1903 in Russia and was known as the "French Angel." He was a professional wrestler in the 1940s and...
The Tay Whale, also known as the "Monster," was a humpback whale that entered the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland in 1883.

The Famous Tay Whale Incident

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The Tay Whale, also known as the "Monster," was a humpback whale that entered the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland in 1883. The...
history of Yellowstone National Park

The Brief History of Yellowstone National Park

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The Brief History of Yellowstone National Park. The experience of visiting Yellowstone has changed considerably since the days of George Cowan. The pioneering explorer...
A very interesting history of Fatima Shrines in Portugal. As World War I was devastating Europe, three illiterate children in a poor village

The Historical Fátima Shrines in Portugal

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A very interesting history of Fatima Shrines in Portugal. As World War I was devastating Europe, three illiterate children in a poor village started...
Mary Musgrove A Creek Woman Between Worlds

Mary Musgrove – An American Creek Woman Between Worlds

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Coosaponakeesa, also known as Mary Musgrove, was born around 1700 in a Creek town in Coweta Town along the Ockmulgee River. She was the...
The discovery of the abandoned colony, 1590

The Lost Roanoke Colony

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The Lost Roanoke Colony - Roanoke Island, located just inside the Outer Banks of North Carolina's coast, was made home by Governor John White...
MAIDU Tribe Facts - Maidu Headmen with Treaty Commissioners

MAIDU Tribe Facts

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Maidu Tribe Facts MAIDU One of the Native American words for all that is living is Maidu, pronounced MY-doo. These people inhabited the eastern tributaries...
Ugliest Woman in the World - Mary Ann Bevan

Ugliest Woman in the World – Mary Ann Bevan

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The ugliest woman in the world may have been Mary Ann Bevan. She also demonstrated opportunism and optimism in her endeavors. As the eighth...
The head of the culinary empire comprising Buitoni pasta products and Perugina chocolates and confections is Giovanni Buitoni.

The Biography of Giovanni Buitoni

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The head of the culinary empire comprising Buitoni pasta products and Perugina chocolates and confections is Giovanni Buitoni. The great-grandson of Giulia Buitoni, who...
The German heavy cruiser ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE.

River Plate Naval Battle of World War II

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River Plate Naval Battle of World War II - On December 13, 1939, German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and an Allied naval task...
River Kwai Bridge

The History of Kwai River Bridge

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It is believed that the Kwai River Bridge was part of the meter gauge railway built for the Japanese at the time of World...
Engraving of the Siege of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia by British forces under Major General Jaffery Amherst in 1758.

Siege of Louisbourg

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The Siege of Louisbourg start date is June 8, 1758, and the end date was July 26, 1758. The British sieged and captures the...
Eagle Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's Hair

The Priceless Civil War Eagle Made Out of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

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The Priceless Civil War Eagle Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's Hair - In a tiny, vaguely lit backroom of the Onondaga Historical Association in...
Facts of Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 that spawned Tri-State and several other tornadoes in March 1925 was from a northeast Pacific storm.

The Facts of Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925

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Facts of Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 The storm that spawned the Great Tri-State and several other tornadoes on March 18, 1925, was from a...
Endicott Expedition - A military expedition led by the Massachusetts Bay Colony against Native Americans on Block Island precipitated the Pequot War.

Endicott Expedition – A Mission against Native American on Block Island

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Endicott Expedition - A military expedition led by the Massachusetts Bay Colony against Native Americans on Block Island (now part of Rhode Island) precipitated...