Dutch in New Amsterdam

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 September 2003
A simple introduction to the history of New Amsterdam, from its establishment by the Dutch until its conquest by the English in 1664.

Spanish Missions

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 January 2003

Boston Tea Party

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 September 2003
A simple description of the 1773 event known as the Boston Tea Party, at which American colonists dumped English tea into the sea rather than pay taxes on it.

The Star Spangled Banner

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 January 2003
A simple description of how, during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key came to write the poem that became the national anthem.

St. Augustine

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 August 2003