The First Meeting of Virginia’s House of Burgesses, 1619: 400 Years of Democracy in America
The first session of Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619 was the birth of democratic republicanism in the US.
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American History
Happy 100th Birthday Joseph Goode!
Update: Sadly, Sergeant Joseph Goode passed away on October 12, 2019. Please read below to see how his last birthday was
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Memorial Day: Remembering the Sacrifices of Jimmie Monteith on Omaha Beach
Remembering World War II 1st Infantry Division Medal of Honor recipient Jimmie Monteith and his brave sacrifice on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 on this Memorial Day.
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Maggie Walker, Civil Rights Icon and Advocate for Women’s Rights
Maggie Walker was much more than the first woman to found a bank in the US. She was a tireless advocate for civil rights and women’s rights
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Confederate Submarine H. L. Hunley’s Historic Night and the Mysteries That followed
The Confederate H L Hunley became the first submarine to sin an enemy vessel in combat during the Civil War and disappeared for over 130 years
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1983- The Year of Living Dangerously
1983: Cold War: 35 years ago, the world was dangerously close to the precipice of nuclear war and almost no one knew it.
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The Space Race in the Context of the Cold War
The historic Apollo 11 Mission and the Space Race in the context of the Cold War and the greater arc of history.
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Interpreting Historic Art- Battle of Little Bighorn Drawing
battle of little big horn, custer’s last stand art
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The Travails of Founding Jamestown
The first settlers in Virginia struggled mightily to found Jamestown. Soon after arriving, they encountered Native Americans from the
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The Louisiana Purchase and Unintended Consequences of the Haitian Slave Revolt
How the slave uprising on Santo Domingo resulted in the Louisiana Purchase
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