Louisiana Purchase Timeline
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide: An historical timeline of events relating to the Acadians-Cajuns was extracted from the Maine Name Lists and Louisiana Name Lists books. The area of present Maine was at one time claimed by both the French colony of Acadia and the English colony of Massachusetts Bay. After the British-imposed expulsion of the…
Important American events
As the mild temperatures of fall’s Indian Summer descend upon Oklahoma, the state’s renowned American Indian heritage is brought to life with a variety of Native American festivals, events and powwows. Traditional dance is an important part of the Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society Ceremonial held…
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What started the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
Many observers of modern social science are convinced of the maxim: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics . Yet good historical scholarship has always used statistics as the antidote to the ‘damned lies’. This is especially useful with the Industrial Revolution, where wild…
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WWII Aftermath
The Aftermath of World War II Chris Whitten, Webmaster The United States emerged from the war with global military commitments that included the occupation of Germany and Japan and the oversight of Allied interests in liberated areas. Almost 13 million Americans were in uniform at the end of the war;…
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World War Two porn
During World War II, the Axis propaganda campaign took a turn for the bawdy when Japanese and German forces began distributing porno pamphlets among Allied troops. The central thesis? It was much better to stay home and get laid rather than risk your neck fighting Fascism. The eminently readable PsyWarrior…
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Virginia in the American Revolution
Virginia was the setting for some of the Revolution s most important battles. (Photo: colonial village image by Andrew Kazmierski from Fotolia.com ) Related Articles During the Revolutionary War, Virginia was the largest and most populous of the 13 colonies, making it an important center for war activity…
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Lewis and Clark Expedition for Kids
Kids love adventure stories, so teaching about the Lewis and Clark expedition can be a lot of fun! This topic is usually part of an American Frontier unit, so its air of adventure and discovery is great for setting the tone for the whole unit. Below are some of the best children s books depicting the…
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Quotes about the American Civil War
It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it. - (right)War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over . - William Tecumseh Sherman War means fighting, and fighting means killing. - Nathan Bedford Forrest Nearly all men can…
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Lewis and Clark University
Martin Hart-Landsberg is Professor of Economics at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon; Adjunct Professor in the Labor Studies Program at Simon Fraser University, Canada; and Adjunct Researcher at the Institute for Social Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. His areas of teaching…
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