She is known in pop culture as simply Cleopatra, although there were six Egyptian queens before her with the same name.
On June 6, 1944, Allied troops from the U.S., Britain, Canada and France, stormed the coastline of Normandy, France, taking the occupying Germans by surprise.
Under the leadership of President Thomas Jefferson, the United States purchased 827,987 square miles of territory from France on May 2, 1803 for $15 million.
On January 1, 1863, after three years of a brutal Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing Confederate slaves.
The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is a former mission and fortress, built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century.
On April 15, 1912, about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and quickly took on water.
The American colonial period began in 1607 with the arrival of settlers in Jamestown, Virginia and ended in 1775 when the Revolutionary War began.
Born on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson is best remembered as the author of the Declaration of Independence. But Jefferson's interests and talents covered an amazing range.
Sonora Dodd first proposed her Father's Day idea in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day (much like Mother's Day) to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, a Civil War veteran, singlehandedly raised Dodd and her five siblings on a farm in rural Washington, af
"How is your father's life different from his father's? His grandfather's? Your's?" This thoughtful Father's Day site is quite different from most because of its focus on ideas -- rather than projects.
DLTK Kids specializes in print, color, cut and glue crafts, and their Father's Day collection is impressive.
"Histories, stories, and fun facts to share with Dad" include History of the Necktie, Father's Day Timeline and facts from the census bureau such as the number of U.
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