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."
In writing his opinion, in the case of Marbury v Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall creates the concept of "judicial review," empowering the U.S. Su...
On the second floor of this rented house, Thomas Jefferson helps create the Declaration of Independence.
NASA and NOAA are able to track the spread of oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Standard 8-3.1 The tensions between the Upcountry and Lowcountry and the economic struggles the state faced.
Although baseball's real beginnings are unknown, the first recorded game (in 1838) took place in Canada. Boys playing games with balls and sticks can ...
North Vietnamese aggression increases against the South, and by summer of 1964, US military presence expands and military deaths begin.
Albert Fish dies in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison on January 16, 1936 surrounded by rumors and legend.
The original Emancipation Proclamation resides at the National Archives; Lincoln's copy burns in the Great Fire of Chicago in 1871.
Taking just over a year to finish, the Empire State Building is built in 1930 and is the tallest building in the world (for a time).
Japanese-American citizens must evacuate their homes and go to internment camps.
The Challenger does experience O-ring failure and explodes less than two minutes into launch.
As the North Vietnamese arrive in Saigon, refugees flee. Vets arrive home to scorn; finally honor comes via The Wall filled with names of the dead.
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