Williamsburg, Virginia founded: 1632. New York City founded: 1624. Both these cities were founded at roughly the same time. Both these cities served as early colonial/state capitals and important events of early American History occurred in both these cites. But something …
The City That Died, and the City That Never Sleeps Read more »
Below you will find my History Blog, in all its weird but true historical glory! Check out the “Take a Tour With Me!” tab and learn about the the tours I give in Washington DC, and even sign up for …
Two Little Known Facts About the Origin of the American National Anthem For a song that is so often performed, the story behind the creation of Star Spangled Banner is only told in its most incomplete form. The incomplete version …
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On July 4th we celebrate American Independence. Yet I find it important to remember that July 4th is NOT the day the United States declared independence from Britain. Independence was declared on July 2nd 1776. In fact, John Adams wrote …
July 4th is NOT the day the United States Declared Independence! Read more »
How Many Continents are There? I can’t tell you because I am not sure what a continent is. The word continent is ill defined, for this reason if asked “How many continents are there?” I can answer in three different …
When you watch the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, one of the main settings is a town called “Port Royal.” While the town in the films it completely fictionalized, it is in fact based off a very real place: Port …
In 2012, on our Hawaiian honeymoon my wife and I had just finished an incredible tour of the volcanos on the Big Island. We arrived at the airport in Hilo and as we were getting our things together I heard …
The Coqui: One’s National Treasure is another’s National Menace Read more »
