STECHOVICE TREASURE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

The story behind the Stechovice Treasure in the Czech Republic is that in 1945 German [...]

JAMES POLK U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY

Polk was an excellent student in College, and graduated with honors in 1818 from the [...]

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Silver is considered to be a precious metal and was one of the earliest metals [...]

FAMOUS COINS BARE-BREASTED LIBERTY QUARTER

Among all of the famous coins which have been highly sought after in history, no [...]

CIVIL WAR ROBERT E. LEE

Robert Edward Lee was a career US Army officer and engineer. He was also one [...]

CIVIL WAR FORT SUMTER

On December 26, 1860, five days after South Carolina declared its secession from the Union, [...]

MINING HISTORY LION CAVE

In 1967 when investigating the site, the Swaziland Iron Ore Development Company got excited when [...]

JAMES POLK COMPROMISE OF 1850

James Polk was responsible for a large amount of land that was obtained from the [...]

CIVIL WAR EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

The Emancipation Proclamation was a combination of two executive orders issued by President Abraham Lincoln [...]

BUDDY EBSEN

Buddy Ebsen (April 2, 1908- July 6, 2003) was known as an American dancer and [...]