Four Clips From McCain's 'Outlander' Feature a Moorwen Attack! Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:46 PM CST If you head on over to the film's official website you can...
1860 In the South, especially in South Carolina, the press continued to decry the election of Abraham Lincoln. Many Democratic newspapers in the North were...
"We're sitting on our blessed Mother Earth from which we get our strength and determination, love and humility-all the beautiful attributes that we've been...
November 23, 1958 Have Gun, Will Travel launches on radio Western series Have Gun, Will Travel launches on the radio. Although dozens of radio programs later...
November 23, 1859 Billy the Kid born The infamous Western outlaw known as "Billy the Kid" is born in a poor Irish neighborhood on New York City's East Side....
1861 In Boston, the U.S.S. San Jacinto, under the command of Captain Charles Wilkes, arrived with Confederate ambassadors James Mason and John Slidell. They...
"Things would go well for us if we would think positively about everything." --Mary Hayes, CLAOQUOT Each of our thoughts are like individual seeds. These...
In cooperation with Footnote, AccessGenealogy is providing exclusively to our users from 17 Nov - 31 Nov. 2008, FREE access to a large set (almost 20 million)...
"People and nations who understand the Natural Law are self-governing, following the principles of love and respect that insure freedom and peace." ...
1862 At Fredericksburg, Virginia, the rest of James Longstreet's First Corps arrived from Culpeper. When Lafayette McLaws' division got to Fredericksburg on...
November 25, 1876 U.S. Army retaliates for the Little Bighorn massacre U.S. troops under the leadership of General Ranald Mackenzie destroy the village of...
"In our traditional ways, the woman is the foundation of the family." --Haida Gwaii Traditional Circle of Elders We must pay attention to the role of the...
The Thanksgiving Story Most stories of Thanksgiving history start with the harvest celebration of the pilgrims and the indians that took place in the autumn of...
from Frontier Times I have put a piece on my blog about the new western that is a collaboration between Britsh author Dave Whitehead and German western writer...
November 27, 1868 Custer massacres Cheyenne on Washita River Without bothering to identify the village or do any reconnaissance, Lieutenant Colonel George...
Tisquantum, more commonly known today as Squanto, or 'Big Bean' (c. 1580s – November 1622) was a PatuxetNative American Indian who is best known for...
History of the name Pilgrims nov 27, 1600s. In Bradford's history The first use of the word pilgrims for the Mayflower passengers appeared in William...
1860 In Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln continued to receive advice on what he ought to do or ought not to do when he became President. As Henry...
"People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones." --Wilma Mankiller, CHEROKEE There is a saying,...
1860 As talk of secession gripped the nation, some Northerners were urging enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act, something those in the South had been...
1862 In Washington, more than 100 Federal generals were appointed. It was by far the largest batch to be commissioned on a single day by either side. Among...
"Life, the circle, a measurement with no beginning and no end." --Phillip Deere, MUSKOGEE-CREEK The circle teaches us how the Creator made things and how to...