People have been coming to America, for some reason or another, for a very long time. Some sought freedom of religion. Some yearned for economic
Category: World History
The History and a Song: Arlo Guthrie’s “The City of New Orleans”
Many years ago, a railway was defined as a “track for steam carriages.” This is an extremely inadequate definition with our modern standards. The modern
SPAM: A Mystery behind the Mystery Meat
I don’t like spam. I’m sure that you don’t either. Oh, you thought I was claiming an abrupt hatred for the canned ‘miracle meat’? Oh
A Tooth Truth: The history beyond the Tooth Fairy
A friend of mine posted a short video on Facebook of her son proudly pulling his tooth out in hopes of ‘getting lots of money’
Proverbs: The Jabo of Liberia
Author of the classic novel Don Quixote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes said that “proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experiences”. Like
A Lost Language: Argh! Pirates
We rewatch the Pirates of the Caribbean movies a lot at my house. And since I am one of those annoying people who walk around
