The 9th Ward of New Orleans is a section of the city bordered by the Mississippi river on the south and Lake Pontchartrain to the north. It is divided into three main sections by the Industrial Canal and the Mississippi…
From 1607 to 1763, the unwritten British policy for governing the American colonies was referred to as salutary neglect. Under this policy, enforcement of parliamentary law was deliberately lax, with the stated objective of encouraging colonial prosperity. Colonists were, for…
The Reconstruction Era was the period in the United States immediately after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877. This period was marked by attempts to reintegrate the Confederate states into the Union. These efforts were not always easy,…
Generation Jones is a term coined by cultural historian Jonathon Pontell to refer to a group of people, mostly in the US and the UK, born between the years of 1954-1965. Some suggest the end date on Generation Jones is…
Fresh Kills is a section of Staten Island in New York which was used as a landfill between 1948 and 2001. The site has become famous, primarily due to its sheer size; Fresh Kills is around three times the size…
In one sense, nothing at all has happened to US two-dollar bills. They are still in circulation and are still considered legal tender. The fact remains, however, that relatively few people would be able to produce bills of this denomination…
September 11, 2001 was a bright, crisp morning in many regions of the United States, which was shattered when the nation was attacked by terrorists. Americans and friends all over the world remember where they were and what they were…
The failure of reconstruction in the era after the US Civil War of the late 19th century can be attributed to four primary factors. The resistance and subsequent violent acts of Confederate loyalists placed many African-Americans and supporters of racial…
The end of reconstruction efforts in the United States after the Civil War came in 1877. Some of the general factors contributing to the failure of Civil War reconstruction included resistance, economics, and poor law enforcement. Specific factors which finally…
The phrase “remember the Maine” refers to the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor in Spanish-controlled Cuba. This phrase was used to create enthusiasm in America for a war with Spain. It was widely employed by the press…