Christmas Day I sat in a very full movie theater and experienced a crowd so moved by what they had watched they cheered and clapped at...

I've been writing about the official White House Christmas card here at History Is Elementary and American Presidents Blog since 2006...

When we think of Flappers we think of women in the 1920s wearing dresses with low waistlines, with hemlines a little below the knee, lon...

I have to admit that I have had my fair share of overdue library books before.    Stuff happens, right? We don’t mean to steal t...

We would like to think that history is static meaning that it never changes.  We would like to think the history we learn in school wi...

I was taught early on in grammar school the Liberty Bell was one of our most important symbols.  I'm certain that you were taught that...

Claudius Smith's exploits are the perfect subject matter for me to share here at History Is Elementary.  He's a true figure in Ame...

I've had military memorials on the brain this week.   Perhaps it's because my high school Homecoming was this past weekend.  My ...

Mammy's little baby loves shot'nin', short'nin', Mammy's little baby loves short'nin' bread... ...

Sometimes historians can group together a series of events and tag them with an overall identifying name that connects all of the events t...