This is the grave of Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth. Born in 1802 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wyeth went into the ice industry as a young man. It was more lucrative than you might think at first--big demand to keep things cold, no artificial refrigeration to make it...
Author: Erik Loomis
On January 18, 1913, teachers in New York City held the first meeting of what would become the Teachers League in New York. This would spur the creation of the.
This is the grave of Alva Belmont. Born in 1853 in Mobile, Alabama, Alva Smith came from the white elite South, which meant massive numbers of slaves. Her family had.
A waiter sets up a table in the outdoor dining area on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in which Gov. Gavin Newsom, who later called it a "bad mistake," attended a birthday dinner at the French Laundry in Yountville. (Courtesy photo) Glad to see Kimberly Guilfoyle's...
Destroying global energy and water supplies and driving electricity costs through the roof so that students can cheat on papers and companies can lay off workers does not prove to.
James Pogue is a very annoying writer about the contemporary American West. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is an exceptionally annoying Democratic congresswoman. That's not because she's a moderate in a purple district..
The way we teach the civil rights movement--or any movement--has gotten massively oversimplified, with a focus on just a few people. This may be inevitable, but we lose something by it. One of the ways this has happened is by turning Rosa Parks into some...
This is the grave of Tuekakas, known to whites as "Old Chief Joseph." Born sometime around 1785, Tuekakas grew up in a world where the Nez Perce lived free. He.
This is the grave of Elizabeth Buffum Chace. Born in 1806 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Elizabeth Buffum grew up in the Quaker world there. Quakerism wasn't as big in Rhode.
On January 12, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9017, creating the National War Labor Board. The goal of this board was to mediate all labor issues until the end of the war, ensuring a smoothly running American economy for wartime purposes. It...
Through the fence in the distance is the grave of John Jay (this is as close as one can get). Born in 1745 in New York City, Jay grew up.
This is the grave of Carl Hatch. Born in 1889 in Kirwin, Kansas, Hatch attended the local public schools, did well, and had enough money to attend college, which happened.