A short time afterward Grant rode rapidly to the front himself, arriving on the field about ten o'clock.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
The Fall of Vicksburg
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Concentration of Forces upon Vicksburg Area.IntroductionVicksburg had a
Da Gama Meets the King of Calicut
Today's installment concludes Vasco Da Gama Sails Around Africa and Opens the Sea Route To India,our selection from The Three Voyages of Vasco da
India at Last
Sailing with a fair wind, they got sight of land, which the pilots foretold before they saw it; this was a great mountain which is on the coast of
Meeting African Natives
Farther on he found some canoes which were fishing, and the men in them were dark, but not very black; they were naked, having only their middles
Repairs and Consolidating the Expedition
The men’s terrors had been justified; only 150 were left alive.Continuing Vasco Da Gama Sails Around Africa and Opens the Sea Route To India,our
God Is the Navigator
Vasco Da Gama flung into the sea all the implements of their art of navigation, because he placed his hopes in God alone, who would direct them and
Demands to Turn Back
Brothers, let us strive to save ourselves from this storm, for I promise you that as soon as I can get speech with the captain-major I will require
New Year’s Eve, 2012
Today is New Years Eve. As 2012 Recedes Into History Let’s do a quick retrospective of it.center>That's it for 2012 at History Moments.