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."
Perpignan is in southern France and home to Castillet, a former prison.
The survivors of Peshigo bury their dead and then rebuild their city.
View Mathew Brady's photographs from the brutal battle at Petersburg, Virginia during America's War Between the States.
Petersburg, Virginia is a strategically important town to the Confederates during the Civil War. Union leaders believe they can win the war if they c...
By July and August of 1994, with the preconception win in their pockets, plaintiffs literally bombarded PG&E with six inches of motions to compel ...
The presence of hexavalent chromium (sometimes called "Chrome 6") in water turns the water bright yellow. This photo, by Cameron Hickey on behalf of t...
Philip Johnston believes Navajos can create an unbreakable code during WWII using their unwritten language.
People with schizophrenia have decreased brain activity.
Dorothea Lange takes one of the most well-known depression era photos of a "migrant mother" and her children.
Descriptions and images of Spanish Flu from around the world.
American manufacturers design military planes, uniforms and helmets in an attempt to protect pilots.
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