This series has three easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: First Sightings of Australia.IntroductionWho discovered Australia? As
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Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 4
It was neither imposing nor promising but he persisted.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special
Sir Francis Drake Sails Home
Today's installment concludes Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids Cadiz,our selection from Sir Francis Drake by Julian Corbett published in 1890.If
Sir Francis Drake at Lagos
On the summit of the headland was a castle accessible on two sides only.Continuing Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids Cadiz,our selection from Sir
Colt Pistol Wins the West
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article How the Colt Single Action Army Revolver Won the West was published 9
Veterans Day, 2016
Here is a quote by Kurt Vonnegut from his book Breakfast of Champions:So this book is a sidewalk strewn with junk, trash which I throw over my
Genie in the Desert
From our Humor Department:In the Libyan Desert the bedouin is desperate. His camel is dead; his possessions are gone; his weakness is so great he
Sir Francis Drake Attacks Cadiz
Galleys could only fire straight ahead; and, as they came on line abreast, Drake, passing with the Queen's four battle-ships athwart their course,
Election Day, 2016
by Jack Le MoineFor the first time in my life I do not know who to vote for President.If Hillary Clinton winshere are the