… people were denied basic human rights as they were seen to be "lower" and "inferior" human beings. This racial discrimination can be traced back to the days of slavery in the 1600's right up to today in the 21st Century. It has been only in the…

… for his achievements and noble qualities. Benjamin Franklin is an American hero and then some. His achievements have affected various aspects of American history. He took on many roles during his lifetime. He was a publisher and then a civil leader.…

… Johnson was raised in Johnson City, Texas where he had lived in a house with his mother, Rebekah Johnson, his father, Sam Johnson, and his four siblings. Growing up in a home with many people and being in the middle lower class would soon…

… communities established prior to settlement by the English. Ownership of lands between the Hudson and the northernmost point of the Delaware was granted to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. The original grants to Berkeley and Carteret…

… began long ago. They come from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celtic people lived about 2000 years ago in an area which we now call Ireland, the United Kingdom and France. The festival of Samhain marked the end of summer, the harvest…

… by political machines, local groups wanting to ensure their party stayed in power. The political machines were a feudal system in themselves. At the top of the political machine was the boss, such as Boss Tweed, a well known boss for his corruption…

… the 29th, 1917. His grandparents were Irish immigrants. His father at the age of 25, after Harvard, became the youngest bank president in the United States. He was a great investor and he made a fortune. In 1914 Joe Kennedy married Rose Fitzgerald,…

… Civil War was a significant turning point in American and World History. It abolished slavery in the United States and led to other racial revolutions around the world. The Civil War was fought to hold the union together but Abraham Lincoln's…

… "I am big and I'm beautiful, and I'm going to make all my dreams come true"! The Americans or the Swedes? How about: "Who do you think you are, don't you dare speak load about it"? Let me tell you something about these two countries and answer these…

… have been many noticeable religious influences on the US in its growth during the past 250 years.…