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."
The U.S. Constitution defines the type of government for the country at the federal level.
The original U.S. Constitution, beginning with the well-known words: "We the People." Click on the image for a better view.
On the 18th of July, 1965, Lyndon Baines Johnson—then President of the United States—gave a speech to justify his actions in Vietnam. &nbs...
Image of an internal White House memo detailing public reaction to President Truman's decision to send troops to Korea. As of June 29, 1950—the...
During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves. William Moore was one of those interviewee...
William Barret Travis was the leader of regular-army rebels defending the Alamo in February of 1836. At that time, San Antonio was known as Beja...
This is the second page of the letter which William Barret Travis sent on February 24, 1836. It urgently requests reinforcements, to help the Al...
This is the last page of the letter which William Travis sent on the 24th of February, 1836. The handwriting is not his, since two additional in...
New York State held a referendum on women's suffrage in 1915. People on both sides of the issue held rallies, published ads and generally argued...
Women of different races lived inside the plantation households of America's southern states. How did they view each other? How did their ...
Working Girls Beware by Nellie Bly. Article that appeared in The World newspaper.
The Wright Brothers' father made a note of the telegram which he received on the 15th of December, 1903. It was about the first powered flight i...
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