Many of us are familiar with most of the 10 Amendments that make up the Bill of Rights section of the U.S. Constitution. However, other parts of this very important document often go unnoticed. One of those parts is Article 5 of the Constitution. Its purpose is to outline how the U.S. Constitution can be ...
Life after death is assumed by those who have seen and heard some of the ghosts of Richmond, VA. Some claim the ghosts of past residents still reside in Richmond and surrounding areas. Hollywood Cemetery, resting place to both famous and infamous, notorious and beloved men, women, and children of all nationalities, is one of ...
A family name can tell us a great deal about a person. The fact that one of your ancestors in the distant past was named John and thus your family name is Johnson would seem of little moment. However we could don Sherlock Holmes (mythical) deerstalker and infer quite a lot from such an innocuous ...
Dying is just like taxes in the respect that it is going to happen to you and me. Over history, we realize it doesn’t matter who you are, you are going to face death. Famous people have no secret weapon against death. They are just like you and I. They will die. We will die. ...
Candidates: Democratic Party: Martin Van Buren (New York) and Richard Johnson (Kentucky) Whig Party: (regional Whig candidates only) William Henry Harrison (Ohio) and Frances Granger (New York) (Western region) Hugh White (Tennessee) and John Tyler (Virginia) (Southern region) Daniel Webster (Massachusetts) and Frances Granger (New York) (Northern region) Election Results: Van Buren/Johnson: 170 electoral votes, ...
