The Sac and Fox Indians were part of the Eastern Woodland Tribes belonging to the Algonquian branch of languages. In[…]
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Category: 19th Century
Henry Clay and the Missouri Compromise 1820
“I’d rather be right . . . “ Henry Clay was the promoter of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the[…]
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Prince Albert – She Never Recovered from his Death 1819
Albert, the youngest son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born at Schloss Rosenau in 1819. Educated in Belgium and[…]
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Belle Starr – Lawless Lady – 1848
According to legend, Myra Maybelle Shirley—better known as Belle Starr—was larger than life. She supposedly married bandit Jim Reed while[…]
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Brides in Magazines – 1883
On February 16, 1883, Ladies Home Journal began publication. The goal of the magazine was to cover every aspect of[…]
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