Test your knowledge of the American Civil War with this quiz and answer whether the following 10 statements about the conflict are true or false!
1. True or False: The American Civil War began in 1860.
2. True or False: South Carolina was the first US state to secede from the Union.
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3. True or False: Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States at the beginning and the end of the American Civil War.
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4. True or False: About 10% of the US population served in the military during the American Civil War.
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Remembering the Good Old School Days

With these vintage school supplies, take a trip back in time.
You probably remember your school days with nostalgia if you are between 45 and 65 years old. The classrooms were very different then than they are now. Let’s go back in time and remember certain things that are no longer taught in schools.
The best companion of a musician is an antique chalkboard.
If you loved music, you most likely remember seeing an old chalk holder at the school. Teachers loved these little tools when they had to create music on the whiteboard. Chalk holders are hard to obtain by these days. What other antiquated instruments were utilized in classrooms back then, do you think?
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