Why Did the May Flower Sail to America?
Why Did the May Flower Sail to America? The Mayflower sailed to America to transport the Pilgrim Fathers from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they established...
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Where Is William Penn Buried?
Where Is William Penn Buried? William Penn (1644-1718), who gave his name to the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, died in 1718, at his home in Ruscombe, near...
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When Was America’s Last War with England?
When Was America’s Last War with England? America and England were last at war with each other from June 1812 to December 1814. The War of 1812 was a military...
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Why Is America so Called?
Why Is America so Called? America get its name from the traditional family name Amerigo belonging to Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), who was an Italian navigator and...
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When Did the Vikings Reach America?
When Did the Vikings Reach America? The Vikings discovered America about the year 1000, more than four centuries before Christopher Columbus was born. They were sea...
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