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."
Actual scenes from a battle so intense that a shell blast could shatter every one of a Marines teeth.
The flag-raising at Mt.
This book - Bartram's Travels - plays a key role in the Cold Mountain story.
Benjamin Franklin came through for America when he negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France on February 6, 1778.
Two years after the end of hostilities between America and Britain, the parties signed the Treaty of Paris. Peace between the two countries remained n...
The October 20, 1917 cover of "Literary Digest" gives civilians a look at trench life during WWI. The picture, of course, doesn't tell the full story ...
According to the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Washington's troops were poorly clothed and hungry when they attacked at Trenton. Confident tha...
Francis Gary Powers was tried as an American spy after the Soviets shot-down his U-2 while Powers was flying near Sverdlovsk, Russia.
This video clip contains historical footage of the trial of downed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. The three-day trial took place in August of 1960.
On the 7th of June, 1954, President Harry Truman penned his thoughts regarding the meeting he'd had with his military advisers on the 18th of June, 19...
One of numerous relocation centers, during WWII, the Tule Lake internment camp was also known as a segregation center.
Image of a political cartoon called Church of the Heavenly Antenna by Herb Block and published by the Washington Post on March 26, 1987.
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