Jumping the Gun – The War of 1812
The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States erupted over a few issues, mostly to do with shipping. The Yanks didn’t like...
Canot Theodore: Italian Adventurer and Slave Trader
Canot Theodore was born in Florence in 1804. His father was a captain and paymaster in the French army, and his mother was a...
Adam Lewis Bingaman – Great Whig Leader in Mississippi
Adam Lewis Bingaman was the most influential Whig leader in Mississippi. He was born on February 11, 1793. He had an exceptional distinction among...
How Did Andrew Carnegie Make His Fortune
How did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune? Andrew Carnegie was a famous American iron master, manufacturer, and philanthropist. He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland,...
Thomas Carlyle – Famous Scottish Critic, Philosopher, And Historian (1795-1881)
Thomas Carlyle was a famous Scottish critic, philosopher, and historian. He was born at Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, on 4 December 1795. A leading Victorian writer,...
The History of Sonar – Underwater Listening Device
History of Sonar, an Underwater Listening Device
On January 9, 1917, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany gave the order for unrestricted submarine warfare to commence....
Canute – Second King of Denmark
Canute (ka-nut') the Great Knud, or Knut, the second king of Denmark of that name and first Danish king of England: b. in the...
Biography of Andrew Ryan McGill
Andrew Ryan McGill was governor of Minnesota in 1887 and 1888. A remarkable period of development and prosperity is marked in the history of...
John Ericsson – Inventor of Ironclad Monitor
John Ericsson (1803–1899) was a Swedish-American inventor and engineer, famous for the iron-clad monitor. He was not a man of any invention or unknown...
The Furious Battle of Chickamauga 1863
The battle of Chickamauga (chik-a-ma'ga), was fought near Chickamauga Creek’ and on Georgia soil, 19-20 September 1863. Gen. Rosecrans forced Gen. Braxton Bragg out...