… -- Rockefeller goes into business for himself forming a partnership with a neighbor, Maurice Clark. Each man put up $2000 and formed Clark & Rockefeller – commission merchants in grain, hay, meats, and miscellaneous goods. At the end of the first…

… Asian country has fought for peace and independence from a long string of foreign invaders. It has fought the rule of such countries as Siam, Vietnam, and France over the years. This was also the scene for Cambodia during The Cold War. Japan, Vietnam…

… fears that the demands of women suffragists might impede the campaign to gain voting rights for male ex-slaves. The issue came to a head in 1868, when the abolitionists pressed for a constitutional amendment including all Americans regardless of race,…

… and uncharted it took many proud and brave people to begin the America as we know it today. The legend of Benjamin Franklin is that of one of these brave men who worked his whole life to bring the idealistic views of a world into perspective. He helped…

… was a step forward for the world as shown by new advances in technology, new working conditions, and the revolution’s profound effect on society. The Industrial Revolution during the 1700’s was a time of drastic change and transformation as…

… a dominate military role in the Persian Gulf crisis. This role was justified due to Saddam Husseins invasion of Kuwait, the threat of chemical warfare and the encouragement of the United States Congress and the United Nations Security Council. This…

… 1960’s, the baby boomers became teenagers and were growing up in the Cold War. Because of the threat of nuclear disaster, many of these young people felt they were living on the edge of disaster. Many of them blamed their elders who had grown up in…

… or impossible. So how did they manage to survive? Anyone can tell you that the 1930’s were no picnic. Unemployment was up to 600% in 1933 from 1928, leaving 12.8 million people without…

… formidable and famous king who ever reigned in England. Because he wanted a male heir, he married six different times throughout his reign. He married for both political and formal reasons. Henry Tudor, named after his father, Henry VII, was…

… a mainly farming people. The basis of our society was built upon agriculture, and little else. The rise to corporate capitalism has had such a profound impact on American society, it is impossible to study any aspect of United States history post Civil…