I recently visited the Air and Space Museum that is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. They have an annex near Washington Dulles Airport in Sterling, Virginia that is larger than their main facility in Washington D.C. When I walked in I was amazed by the size and scope of the facility. I…
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King Charles has a very complicated history
The Protestant Reformation On October 31, 1517, the Protestant Reformation would begin when a German monk published the Disputation on the Power of Indulgences. It would call out the Catholic church for its excesses. It also taught that every individual can speak directly to God. The Catholic church had been the only organized Christian church…
Marjorie Post gave us frozen food
I figured it was a time to go into the previous owner of that famous home. Donald Trump purchased that home from the estate of one of the most famous woman entrepreneurs in history, Majorie Merriweather Post.
My trip out to Crested Butte, Colorado was worth the drive
My trip out to Crested Butte, Colorado was a mix of nineteenth history with modern sensibilities.
My trip to Calumet, Michigan was an adventure
I recently took a trip up to Calumet, Michigan. Calumet is an old mining town on the Michigan peninsula, which is separated from the rest of Michigan. Calumet was founded in 1864, and, like so many cities in that region, named after a native American tribal leader. Calumet was originally called Red Jacket. Red Jacket…
The Hoover Dam is a Source of Green Energy in the West
I learned how environmentally friendly the Dam is, because it generates hydroelectric power to 3 states using water form the Colorado River.
Lyndon Johnson’s Presidential Library is worth the visit
I traveled to Texas for work and my history nerd side was in full force during the visit. Texas has so much history that is unique to other American states. When I was not working my day job, I traveled to a few historical sites. My last stop, the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library, is worth…
Dallas needs to do more to showcase where Kennedy was murdered
I traveled to Dallas, Texas recently for a work trip. During my off time, I wanted to explore some of the Historical sites around Dallas. I had not been to the state of Texas since I was 14 years old, so I wanted to get out and explore. My love of history, along with the…
The Alamo visit is worth your time
I was in Texas last week. A historian wannabe like me could not miss out seeing the Alamo while I was there. I got there on a hot June afternoon in Texas. I was so excited to see it, I rarely thought of the heat. At the end of February 1836, the forces of Antonio…
The George W. Bush Presidential Center lacks substance
The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas is worth the visit, but it lacks real substance on his Presidency.
