There were tumults, uprisings, and on May 23, 1618, a party of angry citizens of Prague burst into the council hall, seized Slavata and Martinitz, the
Different Governors, Similar Agendas
Today's installment concludes The U.S. National Association of Governors Began,the name of our combined selection from William G. Jordan and The
Responsibility and National Unity
"I regard this movement as of the utmost importance.” – President William Howard Taft.Continuing The U.S. National Association of Governors
What Do the Governors Want?
The attitude of the Governors in their conferences is one of concentration on State and Interstate problems which are outside of the domain and
Need for Uniform Legislation at State-Level
With the House of Governors rests the power of securing through the cooperative action of the State legislatures uniform laws on vital questions
American Victory in Battle of New Orleans
Today's installment concludes The Battle of New Orleans,our selection from Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton published in 1860. If you have
Danger on the West Bank
At all hazards the western bank must be regained. All is lost if it be not.Continuing The Battle of New Orleans,our selection from Life of Andrew
American Victory on the East Bank
How long a time, does the reader think, elapsed between the fire of the first American gun and the total rout of the attacking columns?Continuing The
Only One Soldier Left in the Final Assault
“Now conceive my indignation, on looking round, to find that the two leading regiments had vanished as if the earth had opened and swallowed them