This holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This is significant because only a divine authority can reverse death.When
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 11
Three women -- two empresses and a concubine -- controlled the forces of the three great nations, Austria, Russia, and France; and they all hated
Pennsylvania Refuses to Help
Petition after petition came from the borders for arms and ammunition, and for a militia law to enable the people to organize and defend
Dangers of the English Frontier
Along the skirts of the southern and middle colonies ran for six or seven hundred miles a loose, thin, disheveled fringe of population, the
Results of the 1755 Campaign
A disastrous rout on the Monongahela, failure at Niagara, a barren victory at Lake George, and three forts captured in Acadia, were the disappointing
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 10
To master Niagara would be to cut the communications of Canada with the whole system of French forts and settlements in the West and leave them to
Inaction of Johnson
The British Crown Point expedition of 1755 was a failure disguised under an incidental successOur special project presenting the definitive account
Valentine’s Day, 2024
Today is dedicated to romantic love throughout the ages.Here’s a thought.Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving
Ambush Near Lake George
"It was the most awful day my eyes ever beheld," wrote Surgeon Williams to his wife; "there seemed to be nothing but thunder and lightning and