Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons starting at 1364 with the first recorded use of a firearm and ending in 1892 with the introduction of automatic handguns. 1364 - First recorded ...

Briefing. What do we really know about any building? Is there a shady past? Do you sense a false front? It's time for your house to come clean. The inquiry will have two stages: Investigation and ...

Going through her brother’s belongings in El Paso, TX, a History Detectives fan came across a leaflet with Japanese writing and startling war images. A note taped to the box says, “This box contains ...

Understanding the history of African Americans is crucial to understanding the history of America. The experiences of African Americans have shaped many aspects of the United States. These lesson ...

For centuries, people have marked graves and commemorated the dead. Stones were originally used by prehistoric man to keep wild animals from digging up the gravesite. Today cemetery markers are ...

By The History Detectives Team 8 October 2012 Category: Follow Up Vietnam's People's Army Newspaper devoted a five part series to the deeply personal story of the family's journey since their father ...

One of the most important aspects of genealogy is recording oral or spoken history before it is too late. Many people become passionate about genealogy due to the influence of the older generation, ...

Patents are used to establish the primacy of an invention or innovation. The US Patent Office was started in 1790 and has been keeping records of every great (and weird) American invention since then.

Evaluate: Once students have completed their independent investigations, download and print our rubric, the Teacher Evaluation Checklist, to evaluate their work.. Share: Have you created lessons ...

World War II was fought in the form of physical battles as well as psychological warfare. The surviving artifacts from the front lines of these struggles provide a window onto how World War II was ...

The #1 Rule of Architectural Investigations: lay the proper foundation. What you do in the beginning will greatly affect the final product of your research. Create a research plan and take a ...