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."
Embedded with American forces on Saipan, W.
General Saito, commanding Japanese forces on the island of Saipan, believed his troops could not hold the island if they did not have air power over i...
As U.S. infantry troops took their positions on the 6th of July, 1944, they were unaware that opposing forces were about to engage in a mass attack, u...
While "witch hunts" frequently took place in parts of Europe between the 14th and 16th centuries - resulting in the deaths of up to 50,000 people - th...
The first witch trial, in Massachusetts, occurred soon after the Puritans arrived in America. In 1648, Margaret Jones was accused - and hanged - in Ch...
After Tituba—accused of being a witch in 1692—testified that she saw the names of other people in the “Devil’s book,” th...
Samuel Clemens first used his pen name, Mark Twain, while working for Territorial Enterprise, a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada.
This image depicts Sam, a monkey who traveled to space during an American space launch.
Samuel A. Mudd was a young doctor with several children when he met John Wilkes Booth in the fall of 1864.
While Samuel Huntington was president in 1781, the Articles of Confederation went into effect, thus making him the first president of the United State...
Samuel A. Mudd was a young doctor with several children when he met John Wilkes Booth in the fall of 1864.
The people of San Francisco were devastated by the earthquake and resulting fire on April 18, 1906.
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