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."
For six months Frank is in a Malmo, Sweden prison before the Italian government prosecutes him.
In April 2009, a Mexican woman dies from a severe virus; soon many others are ill around the world. Scientists believe the H1N1 Swine Flu virus is the...
American colonials do not want to pay taxes to Britain when they cannot elect members of Parliament. Therein lie seeds of rebellion.
After the Swann case ruling, from the Supreme Court, T. C. Williams High School begins serving black and white students.
In November of 1989, the people of Berlin tear down a wall which divides their city into East and West. Two years earlier, President Reagan leads the ...
A statue of Teddy Roosevelt on his horse, Tex, sits in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
When Sacajawea and her French husband join Lewis and Clark, they speak enough languages to purchase supplies. In addition, Sacajawea bears her first c...
General Jackson, a strong Confederate commander, weeps over the death of a child and for his soldiers.
Tensions increase in Texas between Anglos, Mexicans and Tejanos over culture, slavery and the economy.
The convention that nominates Greeley for president, and Susan's participation in it, are widely criticized.
The Tuskegee airmen in WWII fly mission as the 99th Pursuit Squad.
Douglass travels to speak and write against slavery, and becomes friends with other famous abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and John Brown.
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