History

The Magical Colors of Painted Desert Arizona

The Painted Desert Arizona is a Badlands in the Four Corners area running from near the southeast into Petrified Forest National Park and east of Grand Canyon National Park.  But...

Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla)

Galah is the only member of the cockatoo family within the genus Eolophus. It is quite common to...

Black Drongo – Black Bird With a Distinctive Forked Tail

All black, the black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird.  This blackbird belongs to the...

Brown Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)

The widespread clearing of rainforest and illegal hunting have resulted in a decline in the Brown Cuckoo-Dove. Yet...

Blueberries – A Super Fruit, Everyone Like to Grow

Blueberries are so healthy, highly rich in nutrition, and decrease the risk of colon cancer. It is excellent...

The Battle of Siege of Louisbourg

The battle of Siege of Louisbourg began on June 8, 1758, and ended on July 26, 1758. The British sieged and captured the French...

The Epic Battle of Liegnitz 1241

Liegnitz is a modern-day Poland where the Mongol Empire invaded Europe in 1236 vs. the Polish Duchies. Genghis Khan was born in Temüjin in...

The Facts of Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925

Are you a history lover? Do you know the facts about the Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925? The storm that spawned the Great Tri-State...

Nisqually Tribe History and Culture

Known as the Nisqualli, the Nisqually Tribe was a Salishan clan in the Northwest Coast Culture Area. Native Americans lived near Olympia, Washington, along...

Endicott Expedition – A Mission against Native American on Block Island

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

The Living Legacy of the Hohokam Culture

What is now ancient origins resurfaced in southern Arizona was the core area of Hohokam culture along the Gila and Salt Rivers. The Living...

New Netherland – Dutch 17th Century Overseas Colonies Empire

The Netherlands was the North American part of the Dutch 17th-century overseas colonial empire. This Dutch influence throughout North America spanned 55 years. It began...

A Rare 2,000 Years Old Collection of Coins Discovered in Mohenjo Daro

A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Collection of Coins Discovered in Mohenjo Daro. Just imagine having a rare piece of coins in your hands—something that has endured...

Sir William Johnson – Intelligent British Born Frontier Trader

Sir William Johnson was an influential British-born frontier trader and intermediary between North American colonists and Native Americans. He was superintendent of Indian Affairs...

John Medaris – Brave Officer in The United States Army

John Medaris was born on May 12, 1902. Since the establishment on February 1, 1956, of the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency, the Army's...