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A Screaming Queen’s Ghost and More Spooky Encounters that Haunt Us
Spooky tales of encounters at Hampton Court Palace with the screaming ghost of Catherine Howard, one of Henry VIII’s wives who lost her head – literally – have circulated for centuries. So…
American History
This is What Daily Life for an Enslaved Person in Virginia was Like
Between 1808, when the United States abolished the transatlantic slave trade, and 1865, when it abolished slavery, enslaved peoples toiled…
American History
16 Details About What Life Was Like for a Slave on Mount Vernon
George Washington wanted his slaves to know a trade and dress a certain way. His house slaves, because visitors saw…
American History
10 of America’s Iconic Landmarks and the Unexpected Stories Behind Them
Americans take them for granted today, as symbols of the United States and of the community in which they are…
American History
Follow George Washington’s 10 Rules of Civility and You’ll Practically Be a Founding Father
As a youth, presumably as an exercise in penmanship, George Washington wrote out 110 Rules of Civility in a copybook.…