In Search of the Roosevelt Outhouse in New England
During the Great Depression, the U.S. government built 2.3 million outhouses in rural America. They earned several nicknames, including the Roosevelt Outhouse, the Roosevelt Room, the White House, the...
View ArticleMary Antin, Poster Child for Letting Immigrants Into America
Mary Antin wrote a poem praising George Washington just a few years after she arrived in Boston a poor, 13-year-old Russian Jew who spoke only Yiddish. She published her first… The post Mary Antin,...
View ArticleBenedict Arnold’s Treason Unmasked to Washington—in Arnold’s Own House
George Washington learned about Benedict Arnold’s treason while staying at Benedict Arnold’s house near West Point. He wondered why Arnold, his best battlefield commander, wasn’t there. As he was...
View ArticleHistory Lover’s Gift Guide: The 16 Best New History Books for the Holidays
It’s always hard to buy books for book lovers because you just don’t know if they’ve read them already. But you can’t go wrong if you buy a book just… The post History Lover’s Gift Guide: The 16 Best...
View ArticleStephen Moylan, the Irishman Who Coined “United States of America”
Stephen Moylan had a mostly distinguished career in the American Revolution. But it wasn’t his sword that kept him in the history books. It was his way with words. For… The post Stephen Moylan, the...
View ArticleHow George Washington Recruited a Whole New Army Under British Noses
George Washington had a problem he believed no one had ever encountered before. On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army would disappear unless Washington recruited enough men to replace it.… The post...
View ArticleThe Sullivan Indian Expedition: One Man’s Victory Is Another’s Ethnic Cleansing
John Sullivan led one of the most successful, least acknowledged campaigns of the American Revolution: the Sullivan Indian Expedition in the summer of 1779. The New Hampshire native laid waste… The...
View ArticleSocialite Martha Codman Karolik, 70, Takes a Musical Husband, 35. It Goes Well.
Martha Codman in 1928 shocked and titillated East Coast high society when she married an immigrant Jewish opera singer, Maxim Karolik. She was 70. He was 35. Moreover, she came… The post Socialite...
View ArticleSeven Fun Facts About Portland Head Light
Portland Head Light has stood as a sentry to Portland Harbor since 1791, the oldest lighthouse in Maine. It can also claim to be one of the most photographed lighthouses… The post Seven Fun Facts About...
View ArticleJohn Trumbull Ray, The Man in the Miniature Portrait
The Yale University Art Gallery holds a striking portrait miniature, just 3 1/8 x 2 1⁄2 inches, of a British Army officer dressed in an elegant red uniform. Painted in… The post John Trumbull Ray, The...
View Article
