Andrew Jackson was the original Clint Eastwood. Fierce, defiant, and tough as nails, “Old Hickory”, as his soldiers called him, was a fearsome foe, self-made and a red, white and blue American.Continue Reading
On a slave ship sailing for Cuba, a brave West African man named Sengbe Pieh miraculously commandeered the ship, leaving only two of his attackers alive. When the slaveholders tricked Pieh and instead sailed for The United States instead of Africa, the US became involved in one of the most important US Supreme Court cases...Continue Reading
Come out to the St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving Event from 2pm until 8pm to raise money for pediatric cancer research. We’ll have live music and your favorite Irish fare on the patio while we gather to cheer on our police, fire department personnel and other participants who will be shaving their heads for a very...Continue Reading
Today, Gunston Hall’s importance to the American story is readily accessible and available to all who are willing to invest the time and embark on an adventure of explortion.Continue Reading
Richard Lawrence, a painter, having been exposed to noxious chemicals for much of his working life, suddenly began to exhibit a change in his personality. Even his appearance changed. He had previously dressed rather conservatively, but abruptly altered his style and began dressing with more flair, even growing a mustache. Born in England, he began...Continue Reading
If there had been a Forbes 30 under 30 list of world’s most influential entrepreneurs and businessmen in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell would be top on the list. The brilliant young inventor received a patent on this day (March 7) in 1876 for a strange, new, voice-transmitting, revolutionary technology called the telephone.Continue Reading
One of the great scoundrels in American history was a man named Gaston B. Means, whom J. Edgar Hoover once called, “the most amazing figure in contemporary criminal history.”Continue Reading
