America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Interesting information about he wives of the President during the event.
JFK's autopsy states that he died "from gunshot wounds at Dallas, Texas."
FDR wants the Supreme Court to agree with all his social policies, so he proposes increasing the number of Justices. Cartoonists bring this court-pack...
Framers of the Constitution debate how much power federal courts should have.
A split Electoral College vote delays Jefferson from being named president, allowing John Adams to appoint many judges in the last hours of his Presid...
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The King family travels through the Hawaiian Islands to find Brian Speer, to tell him that Elizabeth will soon be taken off life support.
Fire-fighting has advanced greatly since the bucket-and-mops days, but pre-20th-century "fire engines" are only as good as technological advances allo...
B-29 bombers drop fire bombs and napalm to burn Tokyo; see photographs of the destruction.
A large number of firemen - 343 to be exact - die on September 11, trying to save people from burning buildings following a terrorist attack.
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