In light of Fathers Day, I couldn’t help but wonder how tense such a day would be at the Franklin household. Though he was one of seventeen children, Benjamin Franklin fathered only three children: William (whose mother is to this day unknown), Francis (who died at age 4), and Sarah (affectionately know to her father… [Read more…]
October 12, 2010
Here are some little known facts about the Boston Tea Party and a complete list of participants from the Boston Tea Party Historical Society. Here and here are eyewitness accounts. Below is a notice from the “Chairman of the Committee for Tarring and Feathering” in Boston calling the participants of the event ”traitors to their country”. Translation: Brethren, and… [Read more…]
August 4, 2010
Authentic History Center From “the AHC’s Mission” page: The Authentic History Center is comprised of artifacts and sounds from American popular culture. It was created to teach that the everyday objects in society have authentic historical value and reflect the social consciousness of the era that produced them. Authentic also means conforming to fact, and… [Read more…]
July 23, 2010
Can you imagine going into first period hearing that war had been declared between two countries was about to begin, and then heading to second period hearing that the war was over? That’s right, an actual war taking place in a little over a half hour! On August 25, 1896, the pro-British sultan of Zanzibar,… [Read more…]
July 21, 2010
EyeWitness to History.com From the home page: Your ringside seat to history – from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it, presented by Ibis Communications, Inc. a digital publisher of educational programming.
July 20, 2010
…and Other Myths about the Founding Father FACT: George Washington did not have wooden teeth. He should be so lucky! From MountVernon.org: He had false teeth, but they were not made of wood. As a matter of fact, the materials used in his false teeth were probably more uncomfortable than wood. In one set of… [Read more…]
June 21, 2011
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