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."
This U.S. military painting depicts the first American troops arriving at Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Between October 22 and November 29, 1951, the United States government conducted nuclear-weapon tests at the Nevada Proving Ground (later called the N...
On witnessing the first test of the atomic bomb, which he had helped to develop during his work with the Manhattan Project, Dr.
In this image we see an original draft, in President Kennedy's handwriting, of the famous phrase in his inaugural address: "Ask not what your country ...
The Warren Report summarizes testimony on what happened the day President Kennedy was fatally shot.
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George Parkman had problems with his teeth.
This travel pass - signed by Benedict Arnold on September 21st, 1780 - authorized Joshua Smith to carry private letters.
This painting, by Peter Rothermel, depicts Patrick Henry before the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765.
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry gave a rousing speech. Dig a little deeper into his ''Liberty or Death'' to learn whether all those famous words were...
During the evening of June 16 (1775), General Clinton (one of the British commanders) was hearing strange sounds coming from the Charlestown peninsula...
Paul Fussell saw action in Europe during World War II.
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