Colonial & Early American
Was St. Brendan the first man to discover America?
Was St. Brendan the first man to discover America?
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Obviously, St. Brendan was not and could not have been the first to discover 'America'. Depending on
Colonial & Early American
How Pennsylvania became a state
Known as the Keystone State, Pennsylvania was the second state to join the Union on December 12, 1787. Like the whole of North America,
Colonial & Early American
Early history of Chicago
Referring to Chicago's fairly non-descript topography, author John S. Wright wrote, There never was a site more perfectly adapted
Colonial & Early American
A look at the Joara settlement
One spring day they killed them all. The Joara settlement of the Mississippian people had a contingent of Spanish soldiers living
471 Article Titles on Colonial & Early American
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