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American History in Law a chronology
American History told by the English translations of the original sources from Columbus to the modern day. There is something that is so enlightening and inspiring the closer to the source material you can get. There is quite a lot of overlap here between what impacts on American and British History and its a fascinating set of documents from the Yale Avalon Project and Collection.
Read MoreSamuel Morse Artist & Inventor April 27th 1791
Samuel Morse, both artist and inventor, brought to the world so many extraordinary gifts
Read MoreMary Anderson invented what?
Just another one of those intriguing pieces of history and invention that none of us think about anymore.
Read MoreFirst Kodak Box Brownie
The first Kodak Box Brownie was manufactured in 1900, how many of us started to take photographs with a Kodak camera?
Read MoreBritish Prison Hulks New York Harbour 1776
During the American War of Independence, British prison hulks were moored in New York harbour. Many of the prisoners died on board these dismal and wretched ships. A list of some 8000 names of those who were on board can be searched online using the link To find other connections between your family history and…
Read More“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”
What links Santa Claus, Mark Twain and the village of Sleepy Hollow?
Read MoreEllis Island and Statue of Liberty Organisation with unique archive of NY immigrants
Did your family member relative or ancestor arrive in the USA via New York? Here are some intriguing resources to help you find out more…
Read MoreStock Market Crash 1929
The Wall Street crash 1929, could it ever happen again?
Read MoreEmpire State Building New York
Building the Empire State building 1929, when did they invent the lift?
Read MoreFirst Transatlantic Voyage S.S Great Eastern 1860
The first voyage across the atlantic on an iron paddle-steamer designed by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1860…was your relative on the ship…
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