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."
Read a poem about the life of Nicole Regina White, a 20 year-old junior in International Studies.
The Watergate cover up and other mistakes overshadow the good things Nixon did while he was the president.
Lincoln dies at Petersen's boarding house, across the street from the Ford Theater, less than twelve hours after being shot.
Before laws are passed granting women's rights, women cannot make contracts, get divorced, vote, hold office, attend college, or earn a living.
After his slave ordeal is over, Solomon Northup brings charges against the people who wrongfully sold him into slavery. Because a black person cannot ...
Charles Schenck, secretary general of the Socialist Party of America, believes the military draft is unconstitutional.
King George III is unwillingtocompromise with the colonies in order to avoid a long and costly war.
North Korea has nuclear weapons with the range to reach Alaska.
It is a complex process to drill oil from the Gulf of Mexico; equipment must be able to descend at least 18,000 feet.
During the U.S. Civil War, people who live in Confederate states write books and use currency made specifically for them.
By 1904, when this photo was taken aboard a bark called Sunbeam, not much had changed in the method by which whalers removed spermaceti (high-quality ...
Ancient plants and animals form the basis of oil, which stays beneath the ground in sponge-like rock formations.
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