Thanksgiving, now held each year on the fourth Thursday in November, has long been a controversial holiday, Here, look back at Thanksgiving history as it played out over more than three centuries.
It is hard to believe that only two centuries ago, Chicago was a lonely marshland of trees and tall grass, a place with an abundance of wild onions, from which the Iroquois gave it its name, Chicagou.
Cheyenne’s “Frontier Day” (1897): 8,000 people see an entertaining time Bronco riding, Wild horse race, Stage hold-up, Hanging bee, Cow-pony races, etc. — A sham battle
To Lewis and Clark belongs the credit for the discovery and exploration of The Oregon Country. They were the first white men, and excepting the narrowly ranging tribes of Indians, to traverse the country.
First reports from the Battle of Wounded Knee KILLED LIKE DOGS. Soldiers Butcher Chief Big Foot’s Warriors. HAND TO HAND BATTLE. The Despairing Savages Fight
Transcript of Jefferson’s Secret Message to Congress Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803) Confidential Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:
Terrible battle with Indians Gen. Custer, 15 officers, and every man of five companies slain The following is a report of a very disastrous fight
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought along the ridges, steep bluffs, and ravines of the Little Bighorn River, in south central Montana on
Sheriff nabs notorious tank robber “Shucks, sheriff,” the deputy cried. “We lose more bandits this-away. Either your big old car runs out of gas, or
Americans who lived in underground prairie homes 3,500 years ago Professor Robert F Gilder, archaeologist for the University of Nebraska, has made the curious discovery
Indian sign language Once we had many Indian tribes in our country. They did not all speak the same language. But with sign language, one
24 old-school ways to keep your kitchen cool when it’s hot outside 
40 favorite vintage breakfast cereals from the ’60s (1967) 
Smell this! 50+ vintage scratch ‘n sniff stickers 
The story of Pillsbury Space Food Sticks, the vintage snacks for astronauts that kids loved 
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