Gangsters of the Roaring Twenties

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Fiorello La Guardia was a US Congressman and the 99th Mayor of New York City, from 1934 to 1945. He cleaned up corruption, improved city services, and helped the poor. He was a progressive reformer, fought against Tammany Hall, and welcomed immigrants.

The Capture of New Orleans occurred in 1862 during the American Civil War. Union forces under General Benjamin F. Butler captured the city, securing a major strategic and economic victory for the North. It was a turning point in the war and marked the beginning of Union control of the Mississippi River.

Madam C.J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and hair care pioneer. She developed and sold cosmetics and hair care products for Black women. She became America’s first self-made female millionaire.

Groundhog Day originated in Pennsylvania in 1887. It’s based on an ancient Celtic holiday, where a badger was used to predict the weather. Now, a groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring.

Having no European contemporaries to emulate a democracy around, the founding fathers looked to Native American governance for ideas, most notably the structure of the Iroquois Confederacy.

The Whig Party was a short-lived political party rising to power in the United States in 1834 and affiliations included Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Abraham Lincoln.

As Robert E. Lee’s outnumbered Confederate Army faced the Union Army in the Second Battle of Bull Run, misread strategy predictions would lead to a decisive victory for the Confederates, pushing them to their next battle of Antietam.