History

Red-Tailed Hawk (buteo hawks)

The Red-tailed Hawk Facts The family Accipitridae includes most birds of prey except falcons, owls, and American vultures. Buteo hawks are moderately large soaring hawks that inhabit open or semi-open...

Kava Kava (Piper methysticum)

Brief Description Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) is a tall, leafy shrub of the South Pacific that has been used...

Unalaska – The Town of Violent Bald Eagles

Unalaska is a famous town for violent bald eagles. The magnificent bald eagle is the national bird of...

Regent Parrot: The Gleaming Gold Bird

When not breeding, Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) gathers in flocks of 15 to 100 for communal roosts in...

Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)

Habitat: The Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) is one of the smallest falcons and lacks the speed of the...

Purton Ships’ Graveyard

In the Purton Ships' Graveyard, thousands of old trows and barges were deliberately sunk to create one of the largest ship graveyards in mainland...

Culture of Makah Tribe

The culture of the Makah tribe was similar to that of other Northwest Coast Indians. They were expert woodcarvers. The people lived in cedar-plank...

The History of Kalapuya Tribe

The History of Kalapuya Tribe The Kalapuyas (or Calapooyas or Calapooias) are one of eight tribes that belong to the Kalapuyan phylum. Kalapuya, or ka-la-POO-ya,...

Mary Musgrove – An American Creek Woman Between Worlds

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 Lost Roanoke Colony

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 Tribe Facts One of the Native American words for all that is living is Maidu, pronounced MY-doo. These people inhabited the eastern tributaries of...

Ugliest Woman in the World – Mary Ann Bevan

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 Biography of Giovanni Buitoni

The head of the culinary empire comprising Buitoni pasta products and Perugina chocolates and confections is Giovanni Buitoni. He was the great-grandson of Giulia...

Battle of Chickamauga, 1863: A Key Turning Point in Civil War

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18-20, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of the...

River Plate Naval Battle of World War II

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