Trump’s close financial ties to Energy Transfer Partners, operators of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, have been laid bare, with the Presidential candidate invested in th… Read More
Civil War Photos – Part 1
Photography was still a relatively new technology during the American Civil War, but war correspondents managed to capture thousands of riveting photos throug… Read More
Gee whilikers! April Fool's Day is right around the corner! Today, as I was taking my morning walk around the neighborhood, my mind began to drift away into a fog of silly notion… Read More
Photo: Austin Hargave
By Kevin Porter
Blues guitar legend, Walter Trout is one of the lucky ones, and he knows it. After nearly dying due to liver failure and receiving a liver transplant in… Read More
Committed: Civil Rights and the Struggle for JusticeValerie Sweeney PrinceCivil rights were first constitutionalized in the 13th Amendment. However, the fact of civil rights as a… Read More
Abraham Lincoln’s decision to enshrine the last Thursday of each November as a day of national Thanksgiving in 1863 was tantamount to a Papal Bull. It immediately rendered null and voi… Read More
With social distancing rules in place and so many end of school year events being canceled, teachers (and parents) are scrambling for fun learning activities.
One of the best learning activi… Read More
The Last Person to Receive a Pension from the Civil War Dies, May 31st, 2020. Irene Triplett at 90, was still receiving $877.56 each year, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The… Read More
President Trump's Formal Re-Nomination as the GOP's Presidential Nominee will be live-Streamed and Covered In-Person by a "limited group of reporters," the Republican National Convention ann… Read More
Is there anything better than curling up with a good book? Maybe receiving one in the mail for free! The good news is that you can get many books for free. In this blog post, we have shared… Read More
Although Illinois may not seem as glamorous as Los Angeles, New York, or Las Vegas, it is still a wonderful tourist destination. The state is home to the 3rd largest city in America, is full… Read More
Washington, D.C. is full of historic tourist attractions to visit. It has been home to almost every U.S. president and has many museums and monuments to explore. For anyone visiting America… Read More