The proud state of Texas, the Lone Star State, prides itself in its history, especially the 9 year period during which it was the Republic of Texas, a country in its own right. It began after the Texan Rebellion of 1836, and lasted until its annexation by the United States in 1845. California has its ...
wTexans likes things big, and they don’t make things much bigger then the King Ranch. Currently covering 825,000 acres of south Texas cow country covering much of six county’s between Corpus Christie and Brownsville. The King Ranch was founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King a river boat Captain and Gideon Lewis, a Captain with ...
The significance of the United States winning the Mexican War became a major accomplishment in the expansion of the country. The land gained by the United States enlarged the nation by about one-third. After the war, Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which the Rio Grande became the Texas border and the Mexican ...
James Polk was seemly unambitious for a man who served in so many public offices. At the onset of the War of 1812, Polk was recovering from an operation for bladder stones. He endured the operation awake with the aid of a few bolstering shots of brandy. He became a lawyer whose first case was ...
National Doughnut Day has been celebrated on the first Friday of June every year since 1938. It began as a fund raiser for the Chicago Salvation Army which, at that time, was working to assist the poor during the Great Depression. Doughnut Day was also intended to honor the work of brave Salvation Army volunteers ...
Highland Park is one of St. Paul, Minnesota’s more distinct districts. It has a personality all its own – fun, flavorful and casually cool. The area consists of mostly upscale residential homes, along with a variety of restaurants, shops, and special services. Highland Park was settled in 1848 by William Finn, a veteran of the ...
