History buffs can get a lesson on some of the world's most famous women through a local artist's work. ...more

December 9, 2009

Can you name all three branches of the U.S. government? Do you know who Susan B. Anthony was? Do you know what rights the First Amendment guarantees? Most Americans don't. ...more

November 25, 2008

Can you name all three branches of the U.S. government? Do you know who Susan B. Anthony was? Do you know what rights the First Amendment guarantees? Most American's don't. That's according to a report from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that surveyed about 2,500 randomly selected citizens, asking them 33 basic questions about history, government and economics. ...more

November 24, 2008

"I'll tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammeled womanhood." ...more

July 30, 2008

Remember, I'm an historian, so I see everything in historical terms. ...more

June 15, 2008

The U.S. Mint is rolling out its fourth new presidential coin today, this one bearing the likeness of James Madison, the father of the Constitution. ...more

November 15, 2007