Troubles Along the US-Mexico Border Gerald D. Swick January 27, 2019 Once, in America history blog itemprop="discussionURL"One Comment The border between the United States and Mexico has long been a matter of concern for both countries. TweetPinShare44Reddit44 Shares
Lincoln, Grant, and Holiday Observances Gerald D. Swick December 16, 2018 Once, in America history blog itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Did you know Ulysses S. Grant did the same for Christmas and Fourth of July? TweetPinShare2Reddit2 Shares
Thanksgiving a ‘Yankee Abolitionist Holiday’ Gerald D. Swick November 19, 2018 Once, in America history blog itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment As sectional tensions grew before the Civil War, Southerners came to regard the New England holiday of Thanksgiving as a tool of abolitionists. TweetPinShare4Reddit4 Shares
S-S-S-Smokin’! The long, sometimes humorous, debate over tobacco Gerald D. Swick October 7, 2018 Once, in America history blog itemprop="discussionURL"2 Comments Tobacco use has a long and checkered history filled with legends of heroism, health warnings, and sometimes humor. TweetPinShareReddit0 Shares