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."
Russia sends an unmanned robot to the moon before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first human beings to walk on the moon.
Filthy trenches in WWI Europe are a perfect breeding ground for the Spanish Flu brought overseas by U.S. soldiers.
After recovering from his arm injuries, the Chicago White Sox recruit Morris in the fall of 1988.
See what trains (and their power sources) look like during the early years of the transcontinental railroad.
In 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific finish their joint building of the Transcontinental Railroad which connects America's east and west coa...
Benedict Arnold, a general for the Continental Army, devises a plan to yield West Point to the British. His name, forever after, means "traitor" to Am...
John Andre gets caught trying to assist Benedict Arnold in his plan to give-up West Point to the British. Because he is wearing a disguise, Andre is c...
Read stories of America's response to September 11 from survivors and the families who lost loved ones.
Upon his death, Thomas' father leaves instructions that his son is to receive "a thorough classical education."
Sue is a nearly complete T-Rex skeleton, found in South Dakotabut now residing in Chicago's Field Museum.
Czolgosz may be insane, but his justice is swift, and he dies in the electric chair after confessing why he killed McKinley.
Once the parties agreed on an orderly way to arbitrate the case, about 36 claims were tried. The process took nearly two years. The plaintiffs' lawyer...
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