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."
In addition to his Warren-Commission testimony, Special Agent Clinton Hill prepared a written statement regarding the assassination of President Kenne...
Colorized image of a drawing of Spencer Roane, Esq. He corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on key political topics.
Slave families are routinely split-apart as America's system of chattel slavery disregards how slave family members feel about each other.
In this U.S. Air Force photo, we see four C-123s spraying defoliant in September of 1965.
During World War II, the American government wants a very large plane to be used in the war effort. Howard Hughes helps to make that happen, but his ...
Meet Laika, the first living creature to fly in space 60 years ago, on November 3, 1957. Learn what really happened to her.
Takeo Yoshikawa provided detailed charts to the Japanese Imperial High Command, as depicted in this recovered document.
The SR-71, also know as the Blackbird, is the world's fastest airplane.
Parliament passes the Stamp Act, in 1765, and Colonial Americans rise-up in protest. Parliament repels it on March 18, 1766. Ben Franklin's cartoon dr...
Major George Armistead commissioned two flags, this one measures 30 by 42 feet and was intended to fly over the fort on a flagpole about ninety feet h...
After the Declaration of Independence is read to people in New York City - on July 9, 1776 - a gathered crowd pulls-down the statue of King George III...
Liberty is dedicated July 4, 1886. She is a gift from the people of France to the people of America.
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