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."
Who were the men who sent America to war in Vietnam?
On the 21st of August, 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in Virginia.
February 3, 1959, is known as "the day the music died" when Buddy Holly (22), Ritchie Valens (17) and J.P. ("The Big Bopper") Richardson (28) died whe...
The body of "Bloody Bill" Anderson, depicted with revolver-in-hand.
When it seemed as though the States would not ratify a new Constitution, three of America's Founding Fathers mounted a defense for ratification.
This image depicts "The Green Hornet" - a B-24 used in the Pacific theater during WWII.
Barbara Tuchman's famous book about World War I begins with a poignant passage about the last days of the Edwardian era (when color photography was fi...
A famous cartoon, by an unknown artist, depicts how Colonial Americans viewed their mother country (and their future without her).
In 1927, "The Jazz Singer," became the first "talkie" picture.
JFK and Jackie were married at St. Mary's Church (in Newport, Rhode Island) on the morning of September 12, 1953.
Major Henry Reed Rathbone and his fiancé, Clara Harris, attended a play with Abraham and Mary Lincoln on the night the President was shot. Booth lung...
Bookcover image of The Night Before Christmas, by Clement C.
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