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."
Not long after the Kent State tragedy, the Supreme Court orders schools to integrate immediately.
The Supreme Court ruling inSwann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education permits busing students to achieve racial integration.
Although his grandfather (Man O'War) is one of the best racing horses of all time, Seabiscuit is an unlikely champion.
The colonies need to declare their freedom from Great Britain so Thomas Jefferson prepares the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Official records contain many military photographs of the more-than-month-long siege and capture of Iwo Jima.
In 1965 millions of black Americans in the south still could not vote.
Sengbe raises money so that 35 of 53 Amistad captives can return to their homeland.
"We the people" vow not to surrender to terrorism.
John Quincy Adams, a former American President, argues the Amistad case to the Supreme Court using the Declaration of Independence.
It isn't easy to uncover the truth about contaminated groundwater. No one from the polluting company is going to hand over documents containing proof ...
In 37 days, Sherman travels from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in between. His plan is to destroy the Confederates' ability to make war.
In Galveston, the seawater rises to 20 feet in some areas, drowning many people. Winds blow 120 mph, sweeping homes away.
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