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The Sinking of the Lusitania Prepares America for War

By bmaskerPosted on June 16, 2019August 2, 2022
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The Lusitania Sets Sail in Rough Seas On a bright and sunny spring day, the RMS Lusitania set sail from New York, bound for Liverpool, […]

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Shays’ Rebellion Spurs Change in American Government

By bmaskerPosted on June 9, 2019August 2, 2022
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Shays’ Rebellion was a protest of Massachusetts farmers of their financial situation after the Revolutionary War. It was symbolically led by Daniel Shays.

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Native Americans forced on to the Trail of Tears

By bmaskerPosted on May 5, 2019August 1, 2022
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The Trail of Tears was the forced migration of Native Americans from their ancestral homes in the Southeastern United States to designated “Indian Territory” west of the Mississippi River.

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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Reaffirms American Principles

By bmaskerPosted on March 31, 2019July 28, 2022
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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address helped to explain why the Civil War was crucial to the nation’s survival.

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Prohibition Ushers in the Roaring Twenties

By bmaskerPosted on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019
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Prohibition was the name of the era when alcohol consumption was illegal in the U.S.

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The Battle of Little Bighorn Signals Custer’s Last Stand

By bmaskerPosted on February 4, 2019July 27, 2022
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On a hazy summer morning on June 25, 1876, General George Armstrong Custer and 7th Cavalry (more than 600 men), enter the Little Bighorn Valley in Montana. Custer and his men had been sent to confront the Native American Sioux and Lakota tribes that were led by Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.

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Striking it Rich in the Golden State: The California Gold Rush of 1849

By bmaskerPosted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019
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Gold Found at Sutter’s Mill On January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter who was originally from New Jersey, discovered flakes of gold. Marshall […]

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Dust Bowl Winds Blow Migrants to the West

By bmaskerPosted on December 3, 2018December 10, 2018
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What was the Dust Bowl? The dust bowl was the name given to the Southern Plains region of the U.S. in the 1930s, when severe […]

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The Great Chicago Fire: A City Rises from the Ashes

By bmaskerPosted on November 19, 2018November 19, 2018
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Mysterious Origin of the Great Chicago Fire The origin of the Great Chicago is a mystery. Legend has it that a cow belonging to a […]

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The Hindenburg Disaster Signals the End of an Era

By bmaskerPosted on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018
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Introduction Science and technology in the early 20th century were advancing at breakneck speed. The discoveries being made in these areas often caused changes in […]

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