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What happened to the royal family of Hawaii after the US took over?
In Hawai'i today, a large number of people might be considered heirs or pretenders to the Hawai'ian throne, were it ever to be revived.
Why were the Sons of Liberty not stopped by British troops as they boarded three ships in Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1773 (Boston
To some extent, the Boston Tea Party was the result of unintended consequences.
Was there an African American President Before Barack Obama?
Historians cannot claim to prove beyond doubt that occurrences in the past did or did not happen.
What happened to the Fenians after 1866?
Ireland's revolutionary struggle against Britain played out in North America as well as in Europe during the 19th century.
Can you help me find a purely economic quote for a government test?
Milton Friedman and Herbert Hoover are excellent sources.
How did General William Tecumseh Sherman get his middle name?
Historians have attempted to account for great admiration that whites had for Tecumseh.
Can you explain some contradictions in John Fremont's Political Chart of the United States (1856)?
The 1850s were a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the northeastern states.
When was the number of Supreme Court Justices expanded to 9, and what was the reason?
What do Presidents Ulysses Grant and Franklin Roosevelt have in common? Both were accused of packing the Supreme Court.
Why did armies, during the American Revolution and at other times, fight with lines of men standing near each other?
Linear battle formations date at least to the early 17th century.
Why does the Confederate battle flag have 13 stars on it, instead of 11 stars, one for each of the seceding states?
At first, the number of seceding states did number thirteen; but changes in the governments in Kentucky and Missouri changed their allegiance to the Confederacy.
Did President Lincoln actually foretell his death to a reporter the day before he was killed?
Accounts of Abraham Lincoln's dream of a presidential assassination vary, and so do the interpretations.
When did Joseph Smith abandon the policy of polygamy?
Joseph Smith's stand on polygamy differentiated between sanctified and unsanctified marriage.
Was corn served at the first Thanksgiving? If so, what kind?
Only two eyewitness accounts of that first Thanksgiving remain.
Why aren't Delaware and Georgia included on the body of Ben Franklin's famous "Join or Die" snake?
The "Join, or Die" snake appeared in numerous newspapers as the conflict between England and France over the Ohio Valley was expanding into war.
Who was the Typical American Family of the 1930s?
A panel of judges enlisted by the New York World’s Fair Corporation looked to Texas to find this family.
What Was America's Longest-Running Radio Show?
The roots of the Grand Ole Opry extend deep into radio broadcasting history.