The Presidents of the United States of America

No, not these guys.  The real Presidents of the United States of America.
After the winning of the War of Independence, the Founders faced another challenge; what kind of government to form.  Suspicious of a strong executive office, for obvious reasons, the first framework of government, the Articles of the Confederation, made no provisions for such an [...]

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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day Brought to You by Hallmark than with a little organized crime.
Few characters of the 1920’s are more renowned, or infamous, as Al Capone.  Building a criminal empire on a foundation of bootlegged booze barrels, by 1929 he was one of the most powerful men in Chicago.  Capone’s Italian [...]

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Old Posts Added

I finally imported all the old posts from my two previous history blogs, The Halls of History and Answers to Josh’s Cold War Questions.  If you missed those posts from yesteryear check out the archives.  Unless you don’t like to live in the past, in which case WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?

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First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

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This is my last discussion board question from my American History class.  The class is over and I got an A.  Did I mention that already?  Anyway, for the next eight weeks I’ll be taking a class on Ancient Rome, so the focus of this blog will shift for a while.  I [...]

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