AmericanHistoryBuffs
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Added some cool sites in Plymouth, MA to the site including http://www.urlzen.com/efe & http://www.urlzen.com/eff. Have you been?
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Are you a US Grant fan? Check out the site of one of his first Civil War battles - http://www.urlzen.com/e9k.
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Hey, HistoryGeeks! What are you favorite history websites? Mine: www.History.com, www.History.org & www.virtualgettysburg.com.
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Any American Revolution buffs know of good/unusual/strange-twist stories from the revolution that aren't commonly known? Pass 'em along 2 me
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For those playing along at home, it was this date in 1775 that Patrick Henry gave his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was first published on this date in 1852. The book had a HUGE influence on the way slavery was viewed in the US.
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Happy 186th birthday to Ned Buntline. He was a publisher and helped make the West romantic & famous. His best known find: Buffalo Bill Cody.
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On this date in 1865, the Confederate Congress adjourned for the final time. Lee surrendered about 3 weeks later.
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Speaking of Woodrow Wilson, on this date in 1920, the US Senate refused for a 2nd time to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI.
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Today marks the 243rd anniversary of the repeal of the Stamp Act. The British tax on American documents infuriated colonists.
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Battle of Kelly's Ford - March 17, 1863. Union cavalry loses fight, but proves it can stand up against Confederate cavalry.
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In 1756, New York had its first St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Crown & Thistle Tavern. Sláinte!
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On this date in 1776, British troops are forced to evacuate Boston and retreat to Canada.
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Judge Roy Bean, the "Law West of the Pecos", died in Langtry, Texas - the town he founded - on this date in 1903.
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In a quintessential case of "too little, too late" the Confederate Congress approves the enlistment of black soldiers on this date in 1865.
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What is (are) your favorite period(s) of American History? Mine are American Revolution, Civil War, Old West. (But I love it all!!)
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I don't really have favorite period. I'm interested in pointing the history fire hose at my teacup brain and letting it flow.
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Anyone else listen to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast? Love it or hate it?
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RT @PresNation: Preservation News: Gravestones Found on Potomac's Edge: Outlet: Fox 5 Morning News at 7 AM - W.. http://tinyurl.com/bexxst
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On this date in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell sent the first perceptible phone call, "Mr. Watson, come here; I want you."