A lot of credit for laying the foundations of Illinois goes to Robert Cavelier, who along with Henri de Tonti, an Italian, erected Fort Crevecoeur a...
Often described as a land of glorious sunshine and abundant opportunities, California attracted more immigrants than most other states mainly becaus...
Ohio held promise of a prosperous future that drew settlers from the East in thousands. These fortune seekers flocked to the territory by any means of...
Five years after the Revolutionary War ended in 1783, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution. A decade later, Eli Whitney inv...
The earliest recorded history of Michigan dates back to 17 May 1673. It was on this historic day that Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette, fur trade...
Wisconsin became the 30th State to join the United States of America on May 29 1848, but historical records indicate that the territory was inhabite...
Robert Finley established the American Colonization Society in 1817 in a cross-sociological attempt at satisfying American philanthropists, clergy a...
