Wyatt Kingseed, Author at HistoryNet

Photo of John Lawrence Sullivan, also known as the Boston Strong Boy, in his prime. He was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1882 to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring rules

John L. Sullivan: Last Bare-Knuckled Champion

by Wyatt Kingseed12/17/20192/20/2024

After a 10-year reign as heavyweight champion and—at one time—the most popular and most […]

Photo of a crowd at Ulysses S. Grant Memorial at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

The Grant Memorial

by Wyatt Kingseed12/9/20193/31/2024

The Fire in the Rear: Clement Vallandigham and the Copperheads

by Wyatt Kingseed4/11/20161/24/2018

The ‘Bonus Army’ Storm Into Washington

by Wyatt Kingseed6/12/20067/28/2025

President William McKinley: Assassinated by an Anarchist

by Wyatt Kingseed10/1/20011/24/2018

The First Airplane Fatality

by Wyatt Kingseed8/19/20015/1/2024