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The Pittsburgh Steam Engine Accident of 1863
There was a steam engine accident along the Pittsburgh passenger railway line in 1863. It started when a fire broke out and the all-volunteer brigade sprung into action. However, an accident occurred that forever altered the lives of two men.
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Mythic techniques in the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and George MacDonald
Mythic techniques have been used in storytelling and literature for thousands of years. This article focuses on some of the works of three authors who wrote predominately Christian material; C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and George MacDonald.
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Boiled Alive: The 1937 Explosion Aboard the U. S. S. Cassin
On 18 August 1937, the USS Cassin was dry-docked in the Philadelphia Naval Yard for some routine and last minute repairs. Six men died and nine others were injured when a pipe burst in the fire room, boiling the men alive.
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Bilbo Baggins - The Hero's Epic Journey
A critique about the characters of Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, The Hobbit.
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Could the American Revolution Have Been Avoided?: Discussion on Self Government and Parliament
Could the American Revolution have been avoided? If Parliament had allowed the colonists to continue their self-governing ways, there may have not been a bloody battle for independence.
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The Aftermath of the Hatfield Train Wreck of 1900
The Hatfield, Pennsylvania train wreck of 1900 claimed the lives of 13 people and happened on 2 September 1900. This is the story of what happened at the trials of those charged with negligence.
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The Hays Guards: The Story of Company K of the Sixty Third Pennsylvania Volunteers (Part Six)
You are about to encounter a history of the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers from the Civil War. In this part is the siege of Petersburg to the aftermath of the war for some of the members of the Company.
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The Hays Guards: The Story of Company K of the Sixty Third Pennsylvania Volunteers (Part Five)
You are about to encounter the story of the Sixty-Third Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company K. In this part, part five, is the story of Grant's Overland Campaign on spring 1864.
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The Hays Guards: The Story of Company K of the Sixty Third Pennsylvania Volunteers (Part Four)
You are about to encounter a history of the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers from the Civil War. In this part are the campaigns of Bristoe and Mine Run and the winter camp of 1864.
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The Hays Guards: The Story of Company K of the Sixty Third Pennsylvania Volunteers (Part Three)
You are about to encounter a history of the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers from the Civil War. In this part is the battle of Gettysburg, a crucial part of the Civil War and a crucial battle for the men of the regiment.
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The Hays Guards: The Story of Company K of the Sixty Third Pennsylvania Volunteers (Part Two)
You are about to encounter a history of the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers from the Civil War. In this part are the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
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The Hays Guards: The Story of Company K of the Sixty Third Pennsylvania Volunteers (Part One)
You are about to encounter a history of the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers from the Civil War. In this Part are the battles fought from the mustering in 1861 until Battle of Second Bull Run of 1862.
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The Most Hated Man of the West : William Quantrill
William Quantrill was a complex man. Hated by the North, loved by the South, he was the mastermind behind a bloody massacre in Lawrence, Kansas in 1864.
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The Real Story of the Rough Riders
The story of the Rough Riders, the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Infantry regiment commanded by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War of 1898.
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Terrorism Rocks America: The Story of the Palmer Raids
Terrorist attacks have not been fairly recent incidents in the annuals of American History. After the anarchist attacks in 1919, Mitchell Palmer and his Justice Department tried to purge the country of "Bolsheviks."
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Peter Zenger's Trial
A recap of the trial of Peter Zenger in 1735 that became the spark to ignite the idea of freedom of the press in the United States of America.
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The "French 500" who came over to America in 1790
In 1790, to escape the French Revolution, about 500 men, women and children fled to the United Stets, bound for the Ohio territory around what is now Gallipolis, Ohio. This passage is a recap of what happened.
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The Hatfield Train Wreck of September 1900
The Hatfield, Pennsylvania train wreck of 1900 claimed the lives of 13 people and happened on 2 September 1900. A milk train and a passenger train collided in the early morning at the Hatfield Train Station, located outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.