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78The history of thanksgiving: the real story
THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING Introduction Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate the blessings and good fortune in our lives. Families gather together and feast upon turkey, pumpkin pie, and all the other...
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76The First Thanksgiving: What was on the Menu?
Most Americans know something about the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. It was a joint effort made by the European colonists at Plymouth and the local Native Americans, the Wompanoag. The celebration...
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68Television Discussion: Roles of Women in Disney Movies
Women, throughout history, have always received the short end of the stick when it comes to any sort of agency or freedoms. But in Disney movies, everyone is equal and gets fair treatment. The women have just...
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72Why do we celebrate the fourth of July – Know the meaning of Fourth of July?
This question is asked by a lot of children and adults as this is not very clear and history takes some time to learn. Though it is known as Independence Day it was not marked as such initially and the reason...
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66The Shot -- funny science fiction short story
At first, you won't feel anything. So it's probably not as bad as they say, you think to yourself. But then after a second, just one single second, you'll start feeling the pain. It stings like a thin...
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51Invasive Plant
Invasives and Dame’s Rocket Q. Dame’s Rocket has been one of my favorite flowers ever since I was a child and fell in love with its perfume. Because it grows along roadsides I’ve always thought of...
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64Happy And Grateful Thanksgiving
It is usually alleged that in the year of 1621, in the colony of Plymouth, the English settlers and the Wampanoag people got together and shared a fantastic autumn harvest dinner to celebrate the...
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64Timeline of American Events from 1763-1774
Proclamation of 1763 – It was issued by King George III, and it prohibited colonists from settling past the Appalachians. The colonists ignored it because they felt they deserved the land beyond the...
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59Have a Beer Pilgrim
If you’ve always thought of the Puritans who disembarked from the Mayflower in 1620 as dour teetotalers, think again. Dour, they may have been, but teetotalers they weren’t. Their alcoholic beverage was...
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61Little Know Facts About Pilgrims
This Thanksgiving, impress your family with these little know facts about our forefathers: Since buckles didn't come into fashion until later in the 17th century, pilgrims did not wear buckles on their...
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