In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L Enfant a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers to design the new nation's capital. L Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his imperious and unyielding nature also made him many powerful enemies. After eleven months, Washington reluctantly dismissed L Enfant from the project. Subsequently, the plan for the city was published under another name, and L Enfant died long before...
In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L Enfant a young French artisan turne...
In August 1862, after suffering decades of hardship, broken treaties, and relentless encroachment on their land, the Dakota leader Little Crow reluctantly agreed that his people must go to war. After six weeks of fighting, the uprising was smashed, thousands of Indians were taken prisoner by the US army, and 303 Dakotas were sentenced to death. President Lincoln, embroiled in the most devastating period of the Civil War, personally intervened to save the lives of 265 of the condemned men, but in the end, 38 Dakota men would be...
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In August 1862, after suffering decades of hardship, broken treaties, and relentless en...
