Quick Fact 851: On March 13, 1962, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman Lemnitzer, submitted a proposal to the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, developed by the Joint Chiefs and the Department of Defense outlining plans to, among other things, commit various acts of terrorism on U.S. soil and then frame the Cubans for it [...]
America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
Townshend Acts, series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in 1767 in an attempt to exert authority over the American colonies. They were composed of the Suspending Act, the Townshend duties (Revenue Act), the act that created the Board of the Customs Commissioners, and the Indemnity Act.
Here is a list of activities and resources we are using for an American Revolution unit I am teaching to a group of nine homeschoolers, ages seven through
The telephone was invented for love.
Romans, Vikings and Normans loom large in British history, but left hardly any genetic trace behind
Most students of American history understand that a dramatic re-peopling of North and South America began in the years after Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World. But they may not realize that it was Africa, not Europe, that formed the wellspring of this repopulation process.
The origins behind the names of all 50 states.
This "most dangerous of all spies" staged daring mountaintop escapes, prison breaks, and railway bombings -- all on her trusty wooden leg, codenamed "Cuthbert."
“This is the statement made by @HamiltonMusical after the performance on November 18, 2016.”
Why is history like a fruit cake?
When Elizabeth Luxford found out her husband James already had a wife, she went straight to the Court of Assistants in Massachusetts Bay Colony. She then got the first-ever Puritan…
This great lesson plan on the Vietnam War has your students rotate through 7 stations to learn about important aspects of America’s War in Vietnam. Each station engages different aspects of the war…
Learn more about the Missouri Compromise, an act that changed America both culturally and geographically.
This revolutionary heroine of South America kept a pet bear, a disembodied moustache, and a lifestyle that defied every convention possible.
She was a great woman. Full entry here. Book here. Art notes after the cut. Art Notes Whoof, couple of things to cover here! I guess first up I’ll cover the things I wish I’d been able to fit in but...
"The floor is respecting the Treaty of Versailles" h/t Memesonhistory
Jump into the meme stream, team.
The Transatlantic slave trade (1501-1867), known by some in Texas as the Atlantic triangular trade, sold at least 12.5 million black Africans as slaves to work for white landowners on the other sid…
Come see a great hands on history and geography lesson on Charlemagne
Who owns the U.S. money and why can't we just print more? The economics of supply and demand and function of the Treasurer of the United States for 4th grade.
Cannibalism refers to a range of behaviors in which one human consumes another or parts of another for survival, dietary, and ritual reasons.
Rich entrepreneurs and the American dream. John D Rockefeller was a great public benefactor as was Mitt Romney, and now Donald Trump.
