In 1887, the U.S. Congress passed the Dawes Act (named after Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts). The law regulated land rights on tribal territories in the United States. It converted the Native American traditional system of communal land ownership into the private property land ownership we are all familiar with today. Before it could […]
Month: July 2021
The history of the America First movement
In the aftermath of World War I, Americans were very leery of getting involved in another World War. When war began again in Europe in September 1939, most Americans demanded neutrality regarding the war. The America First Committee was established on September 4, 1940, in response to the neutrality efforts. A group of Yale law […]
The History of the “Beater” A.K.A Ribbed Tank Top
As another 100 + degree weekend approaches here in California, thoughts of what to wear to stay cool circulates in my mind. A summer fashion staple of some men is the ribbed tank top a.k.a. the “wife beater” or “beater”. On those scorching hot days, some men wear a “beater,” shorts and some clean white […]
Why the U.S. Capitol is in D.C. and not Philly
During the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Congress met and did business at the Pennsylvania State House a.k.a. Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The building is better known as the building where the Declaration of Independence and Consitution was debated and signed at. Under the Articles of Confederation, which was the supreme law at the time (the […]
