I Never Learned This In School: American Revolution
From our History files comes this little bit of information that you might never have known. They certainly didn't tell you in school. That would have made History class more fun! Here are some facts behind the myths we've been told about the American Revolution and our Founding Fathers. For a country that wants to know the 'truth' about everything, we've sure been given the 'story' for a long time. Read more...
Alternate Reality: What If The UK Won The American Revolution?
Can you imagine what life would be like if Britain had actually won the American Revolution? They came close to it, as it was, but what would have been the outcome of the world if Britain actually defeated the Colonists and regained control over them? This type of scenario is only speculative, obviously, but things might have been quite a bit different for Americans today had this outcome been different. Here are five possible outcomes if history had changed. Are they for the better or worse? Alternate time can only tell... Read more...
Categories: History, What Ifs Tags: American Colonies, American Revolution, britain, Ceylon, founding fathers, Slave Trade, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, united states, War of 1776, world war one, world war two
Five Best Founding Fathers
America was founded on the ideals of a group of men that we have come to know as the "Founding Fathers". These men - many of whom were in their twenties and thirties at the time of the signing of Declaration of Independence - were guided by a set of ideals that our country's foundation is based upon. What we tend to forget is that these men were just normal people who stood up against a powerful nation and did above normal things. Here are five of our most important Founding Fathers and some of the things they did. Read more...
Alternate Reality: What If The South Had Won The Civil War?
This is the first of a series of articles I am writing on Alternate Realities for myFiveBest. What do you think would have happened in a world where the Confederate States of America (CSA) had defeated the Union Army? Would the world be much different today or do you think things would be pretty much the same? Here are five ideas that might have occurred had the southern states been victorious over the North during the Civil War: Read more...
Categories: History Tags: adolph hitler, alternative reality, britain, civil war, confederate, confederate states of america, csa, federalist, gettysburg, hitler, north, russo-japanese war, slavery, south, uk, union, Union Army, united kingdom, united states, usa, world war one, world war two
