Ulysses S. Grant An American Hero Ulysses S. Grant was born July 3, 1822 he was originally named Hiram Ulysses Grant but it was changed to Ulysses S. Grant when he entered the army due to an error on his certificate. As a child he lived in a small cabin with his mother Hannah Simpson Grant an...

Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury In his classic novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury conjures a frightening future of the 24th century, where books are burned and knowledge is disregarded entirely. Intellectuals are frowned upon, free thought is discouraged, and information is heavily censo...

Celia Cruz Salsa music started circulating around North America in the 1960's. It was described as a mixture of Latin musical styles. For years, 'salsa' was dominated by the male gender. Even though most salsa musicians were male, a woman by the name of Celia Cruz was able to...

Werewolves Werewolves have been talked about since the first werewolf tale in 1591. The website Werewolves: The Myths and the Truths tells of that first incident: Towns were underdeveloped and people lived near woods. The fear of wolves was like a nightmare...but one day the inh...