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Letter from American History - December 2009

lhomeyer — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:47:32 +0000

Journalist Heather Pringle discusses the discovery of America and casts a critical eye on the claims of a host of intrepid trailblazers who may have journeyed here long before Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Green Ben - Benjamin Franklin and Ecosystems

lhomeyer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:25:45 +0000

Benjamin Franklin was the first to recognize that man and the environment depended on each other for survival.

Recently Discovered Memoir about Gen. T. J. 'Stonewall' Jackson

Gerald Swick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:24:00 +0000

An overlooked manuscript in Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, contains a memoir about Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson by a man who was with him from VMI to Manassas.

George Bush: World War II Navy Pilot

HistoryNet Staff — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:55:30 +0000

Former president George H. W. Bush recounts his time in World War II as a naval aviator. He served aboard the Finback and San Jacinto and flew Avengers over Chichi Jima, Saipan, Rota, Marcus Island, Guam, Manila Bay and Wake Island.

Richard E. Byrd and the 1925 MacMillan Arctic Expedition

smauro — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:16:25 +0000

The MacMillan Arctic Expedition marked the first productive use of aircraft in Arctic exploration by Americans and brought Richard Byrd into the national limelight.

Roger Bacon

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:15:31 +0000

A scholar-monk who envisioned an Academy of Science, Roger Bacon's ideas were far ahead of his time and ran counter to the Church's doctrine.

By Dianna L. Dodson

A Lady's Life in the Gold Rush

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:09:01 +0000

From remote mining camps in northern California in the early 1850s, Louise ('Dame Shirley') Clapp wrote a series of vivid letters to her sister in New England.

James Marshall: California's Gold Discoverer

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:08:25 +0000

The tragedy and the irony of the man who discovered a nugget on the South Fork of the American River and set in motion the rush to a new El Dorado.

Long Binh Jail Riot During the Vietnam War

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:07:20 +0000

The notorious U.S. Army Vietnam Installation Stockade was known to GIs as the Long Binh Jail--or simply Camp LBJ.

Wright Brothers: A Promise of Flight Fulfilled

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:06:55 +0000

Far from being hailed as successful innovators for their aviation achievements at Kitty Hawk, Orville and Wilbur Wright initially faced the widespread disbelief of the public.