Rose Knox: Businesswoman Ahead of Her Time
Rose Knox started the Knox Gelatine Company with her husband, Charles, in Johnstown, New York, in 1890. (Gelatine was the preferred spelling at that time.) When Charles died unexpectedly in …
Abraham Lincoln’s Childhood: Growing Up to Be President
Abraham Lincoln’s childhood was filled with challenges and sadness, but he was always resourceful. As a young boy, Lincoln coped with the death of his mother when he was only …
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Sgt. William Carney, Former Slave and Medal of Honor Recipient
William H. Carney, a former slave, was bought out of slavery as a boy and sent north. When the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment formed for Black soldiers in 1863, he …
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Lincoln Logs Invented by Frank L. Wright’s Son
Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright, the son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. John did not plan to be a toy inventor. But in so many ways, creating …
Chief Standing Bear’s Victory for Civil Rights
Standing Bear (Ma-chu-nah-zha), a chief among the Ponca Tribe in the mid-19th century, found himself imprisoned illegally for leaving Indian Territory to take his only son’s body home. The tribe …
Charles David, Jr: Selfless Coast Guard Hero of World War II
Charles David, Jr. enlisted in the Coast Guard as soon as it was clear the U.S. was entering World War II. Though the military was segregated and David was Black, …
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