History For Children
Mary M. Alward
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The White House is the home of the President of the United States. Like any other old house, ghostly apparitions have been reported walking the halls and spending time in the Oval Office, Lincoln's bedroom, and the East Room.
A Warm Day in Dallas: Part Two
When President Kennedy's motorcade approaches the School Book Depository, a shot rings out. What happens next has been open to criticism since that warm day in Dallas in 1963.
A Warm Day in Dallas: November 22, 1963
The second installment in the Kennedy Assassination series.
My Uncle Bert was part of the Liberation of Holland. He loved the people of that country deeply and often told stories of how well he and his fellow Canadian soldiers were treated there.
November 22, 1963: The Day the President Died
November 22, 1963, started out pretty much like any other day. Little did we know when we boarded the school bus that morning that this would be the day when history was made.
Sacajawea was a Shoshone girl who was kidnapped by the Blackfoot. Little did she know that when she was fifteen, she would trek across the country with a baby on her back.
A Biography of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederacy in the American Civil War
A short biography of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
George Washington Carver: Part Two
George Washington Carver, born into slavery in Diamond, Missouri, went on to leave the world a great legacy.
George Washington Carver was born into slavery on his father's farm in Diamond, Missouri. Who would have thought that this slave boy would change the world of agriculture forever?
February is Black History Month
A bit about Black History Month. This article contains the instructions for a Hands Around the World Project.