He related the story of Pocahontas in his "General History of Virginia" in 1624
The Battle of Palo Alto, fought May 8, 1846, was the first battle of this war
In 1953, this island's first year as a U.S. commonwealth, 75,000 residents moved to the mainland
This president collapsed September 25, 1919 & one week later suffered a stroke
In 1609 Champlain reached the lake now named for him on the border of New York & this state
In 1903 this "Badger State" became the first to adopt direct primary elections
On December 2, 1863, ground was broken in Omaha for the construction of this railroad
During his first term as president, the Bill of Rights became law
In 1813 the U.S. defeated the British in the Battle of the Thames River in what is now this country
In 1832 this president declared, "The bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to kill me; but I will kill it"