Daily Archives: December 5, 2012

St. Louis was the site of significant divisions during the American Civil War, although no combat took place in the city after the Camp Jackson Affair of eighteen hundred and sixty one. The war hurt St. Louis economically due to … Continue reading →

“Renaissance” has been a common theme among city leaders. This way of thought has been reinforced by the construction of the Renaissance Center in the late nineteen hundred and seventies. This complex of skyscrapers which was designed as a “city … Continue reading →

The first permanent settlement in Wichita was a collection of grass houses inhabited by the Wichita Indians in eighteen hundred and sixty three. They had moved back to Wichita from Oklahoma during the American Civil War because of their pro-Union … Continue reading →

Washington DC homes the National Archives which houses thousands of documents important to American history including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Library of Congress, located in three buildings on Capitol Hill, … Continue reading →