Historically yours : Jefferson’s curious legacy
According to Harvard Professor Henry L. Gates, Jr. (The Trials of Phillis Wheatley), a seven-year-old girl was captured in Africa and brought by slave ship to Boston... Read more.
Historically yours : Father abraham and a day to remember
On February 1, 1865, four million Black people, with tears in their eyes, gave thanks to Father Abraham for two events that occurred that day. Both events gave them... Read more.
Historically Yours : “Ma! Ma! Where’s my pa?”“Gone to the White House, Ha! Ha! Ha!”
The presidential election of 1884 is regarded as one of the dirtiest in American history. It pitted Democratic New York Governor Grover Cleveland, a corruption reformer,... Read more.
Historically Yours : The right man at the wrong time
Upon his election in 1928, Herbert Hoover had the ability to become one of our greatest presidents. He was hardworking, incorruptible and self-reliant. With the... Read more.
Historically Yours : Thomas Jefferson on religion
What religion was President Thomas Jefferson, the author of The Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty and a major figure in our... Read more.
Historically Yours : Lincoln’s Beard
The man for whom the nation cast its votes in 1860 for President did not look exactly like the man who led America during the Civil War. Just prior to... Read more.
Historically Yours : The only Founding Father accepted in a sport Hall of Fame
Historian Michael Hart, author of “Ranking the Most Influential Persons in History,” refers to this man as “the most versatile genius in all of history, with... Read more.
Historically Yours : Louisa and John Quincy Adams
Louisa Catherine Johnson had two strikes against her when she married John Quincy Adams in London in 1797, namely, her husband and her mother-in-law. President John... Read more.
Historically Yours : Grace and Calvin Coolidge
Grace Coolidge was one of America’s most beloved First Ladies. She was warm, vivacious, an extrovert who endeared herself to others. After graduating from Vermont... Read more.
Historically Yours : Woman Suffrage
New Jersey’s first constitution contained a unique feature – women could vote. Few women voted until an exciting election in Essex County in 1807 in which Elizabeth... Read more.