In the first part of the nineteenth century, it was fashionable to dress babies in long petticoats to protect them from drafts. Voluminous clothing might also help keep a child from slipping out of its mother’s or nursemaid’s arms. According… Read More
Francisco Vasquez de Coronada "discovered" the Grand Canyon and the Rio Grande in 1540. He was too busy searching (in vain) for gold to pay much attention.