Please note that some articles have been transferred over from the Old Word Museum site. You may occasionally encounter broken links or outdated information in these articles. Written By: P1umtree Date: 2002 EXCERPTS FROM DIARIES OF FAMOUS AMERICANS FAMOUS WESTERN HISTORICAL FIGURES Here are some direct quotes from diaries written by famous people. They come [...]

Please note that some articles have been transferred over from the Old Word Museum site. You may occasionally encounter broken links or outdated information in these articles. Written by: Julie Farrow Date: 2002 * 1540 – The Spanish Explorer, Hernando De Soto and his party are the first whites seen by the Cherokees.   * [...]

Please note that some articles have been transferred over from the Old Word Museum site. You may occasionally encounter broken links or outdated information in these articles. Written by: Lori Soard Date: 1997 Quick Facts Often called “ghost rockets”, brilliant fireballs would fall from the sky, only to then ascend rapidly. A lot of these [...]