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The attacks on 9/11 rank among the most heinous act in United States history, where about 3,000 people lost their lives and 6,000 were left injured. They were the deadliest terrorist act in world history, and the most devastating foreign attack on United States territory since the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941….

Throughout history we have had almost an endless amount of conspiracy theories. Whether it was the moon landings being fake, who really assassinated John F. Kennedy, Area 51 and the aliens, Paul McCartney is actually dead, the Holocaust didn’t happen, or Tupac Shakur still being alive. Now I know that some of these sound outrageous…

Throughout history, the media has been the source from which most of the public receives their information on current events. The media plays a vital role in shaping how the public reacts to certain events based on how the networks deliver news and important information. The media chooses how and what they report, so they…

Andrew Johnson became president of the United States after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Johnson was Southern, anti-reconstruction, and a former slave owner. Although he remained in the Union during the Civil War, his real loyalty was to the South. During his presidency, Johnson passed policies that helped former rebels and attempted to override policies that…

The United States became a true nation in 1803 with the purchase of Louisiana from France and the settlement of the lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Westward expansion fueled conflict with the Native Americans and led to their being forced to move. By 1820, 2 million people lived west of the Appalachians, out of a…

The United States Presidential election of 1800 became one of the most radical elections of its time. This election candidates were Thomas Jefferson a Democratic-Republican, Aaron Burr a Democratic-Republican, John Adams a Federalist, C. C. Pinkney a Federalist, and John Jay who was a Federalist also. This was the first election where people ran for…

Both Alfred Young and the author agree that the Boston Tea Party was a highly revolutionary act, making it the most significant event of its time. However, this essay will explore their differing perspectives on the revolutionary nature of this monumental event. The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773. A group of…

“My fellow countrymen, we must not surrender under any circumstances! If we withdraw now, all our hard work will be wasted! In the event that Hutchinson declines to send back the tea to England, perhaps we can prepare a unique tea solely for him!” — Samuel Adams December 16, 1773 The Stamp Act was passed…

The Revolutionary War was started by the Boston Tea Party, a violent act of rebellion by colonists against their own government. This event set off a chain of events known as the snowball effect, during which colonists collectively recognized their mistreatment by the British government. This realization fueled their longing for independence, which was shared…

“Like writing history with lightning” a quote from President Woodrow Wilson after watching the movie The Birth of a Nation. After an extremely optimistic attempt to repair a fragmented nation, not even the President of the United states is able to refute the atrocities of the malignant plague at the time called racism and endorsed…