America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
There are few sources referencing Boone's trial, but some are available.
Daniel Boone is a defendant in a court martial. The criminal charges against him assert that is a traitor.
Sergt. Boston Corbett shoots and kills Booth as he hides in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia.
After an opponent dies following a fight in 1743, John ("Jack")Broughton introduces boxing's first rules.
The Ancient Greeks support boxing as a sport when they include it in the Olympics as a early as 688 BC.
In 1935, the underdog Braddock fightschampion Max Baerfor the Heavyweight title and wins.
Branch Rickey wants a Black man to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers; he selects Jackie Robinson to become the first Black player in Major League baseball...
Polish mathematicians help Britain's Alan Turing create a decoder to the Enigma machine.
In 1946, Jackie Robinson agrees not to fight the discrimination he will face as the first Black baseball player; he earns his team's respect.
Read a poem about the life of Brian Bluhm, a 25 year-old second year Masters student in Civil Engineering.
While artillery support continues from LZ Falcon, it appears that C Company is in danger of defeat; they hold their ground, but many casualties exist ...
Can black children be barred from attending publicly supported schools?
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