US History
The most famous medical advances of the 20th century
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The twentieth century saw a remarkable output of lifesaving and enhancing medical advancements and inventions. The following is a summary of the most well known.
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Was discovered by bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming at London's St. Mary's Hospital in 1928 when he observed colonies of bacterium Staphylococcus aureus being dissolved by blue-green mold. Upon further experimentation he found
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by Sandi Crain
Emotional Changes From 9-11-01 Until 9-11-09
The attack on the World Trade Center sent shock waves throughout
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by Paula Love
I believe the correct answer lies not in a yes or no, but in individual perspective. For those who lost
19th Century US History
- What was unusual about the Battle of New Orleans?
- Biography: Robert E. Lee
- Who were the conspirators who planned Lincoln's assassination?
- The Battle of Gettysburg: Why did Robert E. Lee order Pickett's Charge?
- Disease and European settlers to the US
- References to the Salem witch trials in popular culture and film
- American history: The timeline of the Civil War
20th & 21st Century US History
- The legacy of Dwight Eisenhower
- The legend of Lizzie Borden
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: Democrat 'hawk'
- Antismoking activist Lucy Page Gaston
- How did Frank Lloyd Wright resolve conflict?
- Biography: Rudy Guiliani
- The Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression
Colonial & Early American History
- How New Hampshire became a state
- Crime and punishment in Colonial America
- The truth about Sacajawea
- Was the abolition of the slave trade due actions by white campaigners
- The history of San Francisco's Presidio
- Washington and Adams: American originals
- Colonial life for African-Americans
US History (Other)
- Biography: Wilma Pearl mankiller, US heroine of the Cherokee native people
- The history behind lowering the flag to half staff
- An overview of the worst tornadoes in history
- Facts about the state flag of Florida
- Facts about the state flag of Oklahoma
- Alabama's state flags: An historical overview
- The Battle of Midway
Though a very dangerous and even tragic cause, the American Abolitionist Movement saved African Americans from slavery. Despite the
Although both the Chesapeake and New England colonies originated in England, the histories of these two colonies during their early
An Iowa Hawkeye, who would not want to be a Hawk? Iowa is bordered by two well known rivers, the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Both
by Jake Betz
Lyndon B. Johnson won the 1964 election in a landslide over Republican Sen. Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. The election, though
Writing Assignments
- Colonial & Early American History
- Biography: Sarah Franklin Bach
- Biography: Margaret Brent, Colonial feminist
- Biography: Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
- How Kentucky became a state
- What was the ethnic makeup of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
- The Lexington militia's battle plan during the Battles of Lexington and Concord
- How Colonial intelligence impacted the Battles of Lexington and Concord
- A look at cultural references to the Boston Tea Party
- How Tammany Hall held political power
- Female costume in Colonial America
- Was the abolition of the slave trade due actions by white campaigners
- A look at the Battle of Saratoga
- Biography: Ginny and Lottie Moon: Confederate sister spies
- What diseases did the Puritans encounter in New England?
- How New Jersey became a state
- A history of the Chibcha people
- Literary analysis: Early American courtship as described in the diary of Judge Samuel Sewall
- 19th Century US History
- Biography: Wade Hampton III
- Civil War tactics: Frontal assaults
- Civil War battles: Memphis
- Cherokee towns prior to 1835
- Civil War battles: Murfreesboro
- Biography: Alison "Eilley" Oram Bowers
- John C. "Grizzly" Adams: Mountain man, trainer of grizzly bears
- Treatment of Mormons in Missouri in the 19th Century
- Amelia Bloomer: Social reformer and suffragist
- Biography: Mary Ballard
- Biography: Sally Hemings
- Biography: Harriett Rebecca Lane Johnson
- The gag rule debates as a cause of the Civil War
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- Colonial & Early American History
- Was America founded as a Christian nation?
- 19th Century US History
- Was Jefferson Davis a traitor?
- Should Robert E. Lee have been tried for treason?
- 20th & 21st Century US History
- Has Martin Luther King's vision been fulfilled?
- Is the emotional impact of 9/11 as strong now as it was seven years ago?
