As almost everyone knows, sequoia is the name given to a giant tree typical of California’s Sierra Nevada that can exceed one hundred meters in height and ten meters in diameter. However, one of its greatest curiosities is historical: its name, given in 1847 by Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher, is likely a tribute to the […]
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Junaluska, the Cherokee Leader who Saved the Life of Future President Andrew Jackson and Later Regretted it
The CSS Junaluska was a steam tugboat that served in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War, participating in some actions – despite being armed only with a couple of cannons – but having a short-lived active life, lasting just over a year (1861-1862). What matters here is that it was named after a […]
