Today in military history: George Washington dies
On Dec. 14, 1799, the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, died in bed at the age of 67. Born in Virginia in 1732, Washington began…
The Boston Tea Party and the ungrateful colonists who started it all
On December 16, 1773 a bunch of rebel colonists from Massachusetts got sassy and decided to defy their one true king. While disguised as Indians, they dumped 342 chests of…
14 things you could buy with cacao seeds during colonial times
The cacao seed was used as currency in pre-colonial times to trade for goods and services. It’s a little hard to imagine that the deceptively simple bean that comes out…