U.S. Marines and Coast Guard

(Below is an accurate account of the founding of the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Coast Guard. Do read it so that you will know the history of their beginning) When a lower court does not give you justice, you appeal your case to a higher court, and ultimately to the Supreme Court. But what if the SupremeContinue reading “U.S. Marines and Coast Guard”

Memorial Day in America

Memorial Day in America, as an annual observance, can be traced back to the end of the Civil War, a war in which over a half-million died. Southern women scattered spring flowers on graves of both northern Union and southern Confederate soldiers. One of the places where it was first observed was Charleston, South Carolina, where a mass grave was uncovered of 267 Union soldiers whoContinue reading “Memorial Day in America”

A History of the Barbary Pirates and their Slave Markets

(This was one of the cruelest times in modern history. The Barbary Pirates were sending Europeans and even Americans to their slave markets. It finally was put to an end with U.S. ships and the amazing U.S. Marines Do read about it.)  For centuries, tens of millions of Africans were sold at Islamic slave markets fromContinue reading “A History of the Barbary Pirates and their Slave Markets”

The First Europeans to Explore The Mississippi River

(Below is the history of the first settlers in Canada and the first Europeans to see and explore the Mississippi River as recorded in their own words. All were initially motivated by the desire to take the Gospel to the native Indians.) In 1535, Francis I, the King of France, sent explorer Jacques Cartier to find a “northwest passage” to China, but heContinue reading “The First Europeans to Explore The Mississippi River”