History

Honeysuckle – Uses, Identification, Cultivation, and Prescription

Description Honeysuckle is very much a plant of Northern Europe, including Britain; honeysuckle can also be found growing wild in North Africa and Western Asia. Although it seems unlikely,...

Mirror-Like Frozen Lake in Russia

A Russian photographer who goes by Fox Grom has captured some superb photographs of his Siberian Huskies playing...

Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)

Behavior and habitats: The Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus), a long-tailed bird that lives mostly on the ground, builds...

Spinach – Grow World’s Most Healthiest Food

Spinach is regaining its popularity as a garden vegetable because more people are using it in salads. I...

Loggerhead Shrike Call

Loggerhead Shrike Call According to Wikipedia, the loggerhead Shrike song range is broad and varied and has been described...

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...

Mohawks – Native American Groups

Mohawks are Native American groups, part of the Five (later Six) Nations of the Iroquois, or Iroquois Confederation, whose territory included much of upstate...

Esopus Wars – Conflict between European Settlers and Natives in North America

Esopus wars starting year is 1659, and the end year is 1664. Armed conflict between the Dutch and their native allies and the Esopus...

Robert Hunter Morris – The Embattled Governor of Pennsylvania

Robert Hunter Morris is the embattled governor of Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War (1754–1763). A member of a prominent political family, Robert...

Montgomery, United States Protected Cruiser

It was a U.S.-protected cruiser. The Montgomery, which is the name of the class, was able to carry 2,094 tons, which made it among...

Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr. – Naval Officer of United States

Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on the 16th of July, 1860. Anderson was assigned as a student at Annapolis,...

Joseph Dana Webster (1811 – 1876)

Joseph Dana Webster was a civil engineer and soldier. He was born at Old Hampton, N.H., on August 25, 1811. Joseph Dana Webster graduated...

Henry Hugh Pierson: Famous English Composer 1815-1873

Henry Hugh Pierson was an English composer, organist, and pianist, born in Oxford in 1815. His real name was Henry Hugh Pearson, but he...

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is among the Siouan peoples of OMAHA, OSAGE, and QUAPAW. After migrating westward across the Mississippi River to the...

Early man Skeletal remains in West Africa

Early man Skeletal remains in West Africa have not so far produced remains of early forms of men or hominids, such as those found...