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Custer's last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn {{7/27/2022}} The discovery of gold spurs confrontation In 1875, gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The U.S. government wanted access to the area but much to the government’s dismay, the Black Hills home to the Sioux and C...
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Striking it rich in the golden state: The California Gold Rush of 1849 {{7/26/2022}} Gold found at Sutter’s Mill On January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter who was originally from New Jersey, discovered flakes of gold. Marshall found these gold flakes in the American River, near the bas...
Dust bowl winds blow migrants west {{7/25/2022}} What was the dust bowl? The dust bowl was the name given to the Southern Plains region of the U.S. in the 1930s, when severe drought, dust storms, and the resulting economic hardship forced many farmers to leave the area and head west. What caused the...
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The Great Chicago Fire: A City Rises from the Ashes {{7/11/2022}} Mysterious Origin of the Great Chicago Fire The origin of the Great Chicago is a mystery. Legend has it that a cow belonging to a Mrs. Catherine O’Leary accidentally kicked over a lighted lantern. The lantern, in turn, set the surroun...
The Hindenburg Disaster Signals the End of an Era {{07/08/2022}} Introduction Science and technology in the early 20th century were advancing at . The discoveries being made in these areas often caused changes in people’s everyday lives. One aspect of life that changed rapidly during the early 20th ...