by Anthony Ehly | May 3, 2026
The Democratic Funeral of 1848 is a political cartoon that captures American politics really well in the late 1840s. This image was created in 1848 and preserved by the Library of Congress and shows the Democratic Party as a corpse being mourned and buried. This was a...
by Evelyn Pesantez | Apr 27, 2026
In July 1848, the Declaration of Sentiments was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other women at the Seneca Falls Convention event in Seneca Falls, New York [1]. This historical document was created to address the unfairness women faced in society, as well...
by Lauren Levy | Apr 27, 2026
Although the tune of Yankee Doodle was established earlier on, this version of lyrics was made and published in 1755. It was written by Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, who was a British army surgeon and physician at the time.[1] The purpose of him releasing these verses was...
by Jaclyn Schneider | Apr 27, 2026
“Joy to the World”[1] is a song with the lyrics written by Isaac Watts in 1719. Isaac was from England and attended the King Edward VI School in Southampton. The song is inspired by the Bible verse “Luke 2:10” and eventually became a Christmas song. He wrote it for...
by Michael Corsi | Apr 27, 2026
In 1770, silversmith and patriot Paul Revere created one of the most famous images of the American Revolution: his engraving of the Boston Massacre. Based on an earlier design by Henry Pelham, Revere’s print shows British soldiers firing in a perfectly organized line...