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."
Mexican President, Santa Anna, was considered a patriot by some and a traitor by others.
If General Santa Anna ordered a bugle to sound the signal "No Quarter," what did the Alamo defenders hear?
On January 28, 1969, a blowout occurred at an oil-rig platform just off the Santa Barbara coast. The disaster had one good outcome - it is credited wi...
Scarlet Fever is an illness which is caused by bacteria. It may have been the illness which permanently impaired Helen Keller.
President Lincoln was sitting in a red rocking chair when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. This image depicts that rocking chair.
In one of the greatest horse races of all time, Seabiscuit and War Admiral (the then-reigning Triple-Crown winner) ran a match race known as the Pimli...
Charles Howard, owner of the famous horse Seabiscuit, opened a Buick dealership in San Francisco when nearly everyone still used horses to get around ...
To find oil underwater, researchers conduct seismic surveys to determine “what lies beneath.”
What made this superb colt, called Secretariat, such a tremendous athlete?
Bill Nack, a sport's writer who watched Secretariat's triple-crown races, wrote a definitive biography about the great champion. The film - "Secretar...
On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont by 31 lengths. His triple crown run remains unmatched. He became the first racehorse in twenty-five years...
FDR wrote this secret message to Churchill in June of 1940.
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