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World Capitals: Washington, DC
Welcome to post #2 in my world capitals series, and happy (early) 4th of July to all my American readers! It seems appropriate to celebrate the holiday with stories of my time spent in our nation’s capital. You’d think the capital of my home country would’ve been post #1 in this series. It was, after… Continue reading
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Custer’s Last Stand – Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn – also known as Custer’s Last Stand – which took place in June 1876. At this location 140 years ago, General George Armstrong Custer and his army fought the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes. Custer’s army suffered a crippling defeat. This… Continue reading