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The British are Coming! The British…Are Here
April 19th (yesterday!) was quite an important date in the American Revolutionary War! The battles of Lexington and Concord marked the first open conflict between Great Britain and the (then) 13...
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Do You Believe in Miracles?
In an era of stress and tension, the USA needed something to believe in. Something to distract them from the problems of the cold war and the dangers that persisted with the USSR. That event came...
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Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt has consistently been ranked among the top Presidents this nation has ever had, and I would have to agree! I can see why Teddy was my AP US history teacher’s favorite...
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The Buck Stops Here
Harry S. Truman is another one of my favorite Presidents. Faced with making arguably one of the hardest decisions a US President had to make, Truman’s decision to use atomic weapons to bring an end to...
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A Simple Letter to the Soviet Union
So I always like to watch the “This Day in History” videos on History.com, and yesterday’s top story was really interesting, mainly because I had never heard about it before! I seem to be on a Cold War...
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If at First You Don’t Succeed…
….Try, try again. We’ve all heard the saying, and William Jennings Bryan truly lived his life by this motto. He tried three times at running for the office of President of the United States as the...
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“I am not a crook.”
These immortal words belong to the only US President to ever resign, Richard Nixon. While Nixon had many successes as President the Watergate scandal and his resignation to avoid the humiliation of...
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The Death of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of President Lincoln was one of the worst events in US history. With the American Civil War drawing to a close, Mr. Lincoln was so close to enjoying the peace that he had worked so...
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Putting People First
“Putting People First” was the campaign slogan of our 42nd President, Bill Clinton. And that is what Mr. Clinton hoped to do. After serving two terms as the Governor of Arkansas, Clinton was elected...
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The Man With the Great Beard
So I think it is time for another obscure President! Rutherford Birchard Hayes was a man with a great name and a great beard. He also has the distinction of being the least remembered President on the...
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The Roaring Twenties
Now that finals week is finally over, I’m back to blogging! Recently, I saw the movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, and I have been inspired to write a bit about the US in the...
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All the Way With LBJ
Lyndon B Johnson, LBJ as he liked to be called, became the 36th President of the United States abruptly, assuming the role after the assassination of JFK. Hailing from Texas, he is one of only four...
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The Old Man and the Senate
On June 3rd, 2013 the oldest member of the 113th Congress, Senator Frank Lautenberg passed away at the age of 89. Hailing from the great state of New Jersey, he was in the middle of his fifth term in...
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
With the death of Senator Lautenberg, the situation makes me think of my favorite movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The film depicts the corruption of the 1920′s and the impact that one man (or...
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Keep it Cool with Coolidge
President Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of these United States, thrown into the top seat after the unexpected death of President Warren G. Harding. Not known for his great oratory skills or...
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The Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of these United States and is regarded as one of the best Presidents this country has ever had. Originally a TV/Film star, he later became the 33rd Governor of...
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Old Tippecanoe (and Tyler too)
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States, and the first to die in office. At 68 years old, he was the oldest person to be inaugurated as President until Reagan, and was the...
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The First Chief Justice
With so many decisions being passed down by the Supreme Court these past few days, I figured I would start with a short post about the very first Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Jay. Jay held many...
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Independence Day
Happy Fourth of July!! The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. Thought of as the birthday of...
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The Man on the One Hundred Dollar Bill
Benjamin Franklin did it all. As a founding father of the United States, he dabbled in political theory and governance, as well as being a renowned author, scientist, inventor, and statesman. If there...
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