The United States of America are considered a nation of immigrants, most of them having traditionally come from Europe. Therefore, the Whites form the ethnic majority, but African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans all having their own way of life have influenced the American culture, which w...

Last night in Baghdad, the six o'clock news anchor on channel two reported that the filthy Americans were trying to declare a "Holy War" on the entire Muslim nation. The media is biased when reporting information. Internationally, the media is usually influenced by political regimes...

According to USAtoday.com, President Obama is planning on cutting our military budget by close to a trillion dollars in the next decade. The new military strategy includes $487 billion in cuts and an additional $500 billion in cuts could be coming if Congress follows through on plans for deeper redu...

The Five Sullivan Brothers~ The Sullivan brothers, George, Francis, Eugene, Madison, and Albert, were the sons of Thomas and Aleta Sullivan of Waterloo. The brothers ranged from age 20 to 29 when they enlisted in the U.S. Navy after learning of the death of a good friend at Pearl Harbor. At ...

An immigrant is commonly defined as a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another(The American..). Over the years Americans have looked with suspicion on the arrival of immigrants. Many permenant citizens feel that they take from the country rather than offer th...

UNITED STATES MARINES What is a Peace Hero? Webster describes a hero as, "A man noted for courageous acts or nobility of purpose. One who has risked or sacrificed his life". Peace is described as, "The absence of war or other hostilities". Isn't that the life of a Mar...

As Supreme Expeditionary Forces Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower had the top military men of Great Britain and the United States under his command. These men would help him play out the great plans for the long-awaited invasion. Their orders from the Combined Chiefs of Staff were very simple;...

The French and Indian War In the 1750s, bitter rivals, France and Great Britain, fought over the territory in the Ohio Valley area of the Continental America colonies. They sought alliances with the Native Americans, established forts to secure land, and reignited the conflicts of interest lon...

No one ever thinks about what it actually takes to become free. There is one man that would do anything to become free and he was Joseph Cinque. Cinque would risk his life to help others and himself become free. He was a heroic, African slave leader that led a rebellion to become freed from slavery....

Under the Red Cross, or; The Spanish American War (as seen by a Red Cross surgeon) I selected my book because I have the original publishing of the book and I have always wanted to read it. Although I thoroughly enjoy history, I have never been very familiar with the Spanish American War...