On New Year’s Day 1892, a young Irish girl named Annie Moore stepped off the steamship Nevada and landed on a tiny island that once held a naval fort. As she made her way through the large building on that island, Annie was processed as the first immigrant to come to America through Ellis Island. Like so many immigrants before her, she and her family settled in an Irish neighborhood in the city, and she would live out the rest of her days there.Thanks to the opening of Ell...

The United States is a massive country, with the continental 48 states covering over three million square miles. From the 13 colonies along the Atlantic Ocean, the nation spread ever westward, and before automobiles, airplanes, and railroads, the most reliable transportation was one’s own two feet or a horse.Wagons, whether covered or uncovered, have been used to haul people and supplies for centuries. Roman armies marched with mule-powered wagons, and the Hussites utilized them to...

Angel Island, the largest island in San Francisco Bay at about 740 acres, was originally named when Don Juan Manuel Ayala sailed into San Francisco Bay. Supposedly, the island was named “Angel” because the land mass appeared to him as an angel guarding the bay, and when Ayala made a map of the Bay, on it he marked Angel Island as, “Isla de Los Angeles.” This would remain the island’s name ever since, even as the use of the island would certainly change over time.The island is curre...

“This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he is unique. I end the program by saying, 'You've made this day a special day, by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you; and I like you just the way you are.' And I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health.” – Fred RogersAn anomalous YouT...

Deep within the bayous and swamps of Louisiana resides a population descended from an exodus. These people, called Cajuns or Acadians, were expelled from their homelands. Persecuted and homeless, they traveled hundreds of miles south in search of a new home and ultimately settled in the Pelican State, where they made new lives for themselves free from their British conquerors. Though not always warmly welcomed, they were accepted, allowing them to practice their different culture amidst th...

Learn How Effective Speed Reading Works, Speed Reading Techniques, Informative Insights, and Limitations.Do you want to double or triple your reading speed?Do you want to read faster and, at the same time, remember more of what you have read?If you answered "yes" to any of these, then this is the perfect, educational and informational book for you!In this book, you'll learn simple speed-reading techniques that will increase...

Is it possible to make a living swing trading? Yes, it’s most definitely possible, and easier than you might think.Have you been scouring the internet for information on swing trading and the stock market but found yourself hitting a wall? If you have, the information inside this book will be invaluable to you.This isn’t a book that will tell you what you already know and that is going to give you the runaround."Stock Trading" is going to provide you with methods and a...

Do you want to realize your life goals faster?Do you want develop a mental toughness to improve intelligence, mindset and learning strategies for your success?Learning is a never-ending process. In writing and researching about this book, I have been reminded about the simplest things that I can do and accomplish in my everyday life to be in a better mindset. I have learned a tremendous amount of new information about...

At the start of the 1840s, the Oregon Country had no political boundaries or effective government. The only administrative organization in the territory was the Hudson’s Bay Company, which applied only to British subjects, and aside from natives, the region was populated by a handful of independent traders, hunters, and prospectors, as well as those employed in the various company depots.The first to begin showing up in large numbers were missionaries. The native populations were b...

“After you've done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the hell, you might as well go out and have a good time.” – Benny GoodmanSprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke part every once in a while to reveal a sparkling stage and tables upon tables of patrons, some incurably inebriated and others high on the fast-paced nightlife. Fabulous flappers in shimmery cocktail dresses and stylish feather headbands throw the...

“Since man cannot live without miracles, he will provide himself with miracles of his own making. He will believe in witchcraft and sorcery, even though he may otherwise be a heretic, an atheist, and a rebel.” - – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers KaramazovWhen people hear the word “witchcraft,” certain images come to mind. American history buffs will immediately think of Salem, where hysteria in the 17th century led to notorious trials that continue to be the source of sev...

In the late 18th century, as political unrest stirred in the heart of Paris, local residents of the neighborhoods surrounding the city’s urban cemeteries faced a pressing crisis: the putrefying stink of rotting corpses, many of which were likely friends and family members, crept into every house and business due to overflowing burial grounds. The city’s population had long since outgrown its centuries-old cemeteries, and mass graves packed tightly with corpses lay open for months at a time...