The United Mine Workers of America (UMW) was a labor union that represented coal miners in the United States. The UMW was founded in 1890 and was one of the most powerful labor unions in the country during the early 20th century. However, in the 1920s, the UMW experienced a…

Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916. The case involved a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal income tax, which had been enacted as part of the Revenue Act of 1913. The plaintiff, Frank R. Brushaber,…

The Marias Massacre, also known as the Baker Massacre, was a tragic event that occurred in Montana in 1870. On January 23 of that year, a group of U.S. cavalrymen, led by Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Baker, were sent to the area to capture or kill a band of Native Americans…

John F. Kennedy, also known as JFK, was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States of America on January 20, 1961. He was the youngest man ever to be elected to the presidency, at the age of 43. Kennedy was also the first Catholic president in the…

Jefferson Davis was a senator from Mississippi in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1861. He was a strong advocate for states’ rights and slavery, and became an increasingly vocal critic of the federal government’s stance on these issues. In January 1861, Mississippi seceded from the United States, and…