The Year of Three Presidents
In most years, only one person serves as President of the United States. At times, the nation has had two presidents – usually because the people have elected a new one. Although it’s also...
How many coins can you collect to celebrate a historic landing?
It was hurricane season. The voyage was stormy. The Mayflower dipped and rose with each ocean swell and gust of wind. Below the trading vessel’s deck, families huddled for safety. They were a mix...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Honoring a Civil Rights Pioneer
Civil Rights Advocates Set As we stop to consider the great civil rights activists that have blazed trails through our nation’s history, few shine as brightly as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s been...
A President, an Inventor and 2 Suffragists Walk into a World’s Fair
Courtesy of Philadelpia Encyclopedia The morning of May 10, 1876 in Philadelphia dawned with rain. But by 10 a.m., the clouds started to dissolve. The sun began to shine. And the enormous throng of...