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."
Woodrow Wilson, about to be inaugurated as U.S. President, learns that American women are marching in protest against his stance on female voting righ...
During WWII, the federal government urged American women to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and become what was known as a WAAC.
Anti-suffrage groups published political cartoons to warn what could happen if women were given the right to vote.
Beyond rationing gas for their cars, people helped in the war effort by removing their metal car bumpers and replacing them with wooden ones.
Image of a portrait photograph of the 28th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson.
Lewis Wickes Hine took this photo of a workman - at considerable height - fastening bolts on a beam of the Empire State Building during construction i...
This drawing - featuring a "Warplant" - was a political cartoon which ran during the World War I era.
The Center of Military History, for the United States Army, features a story about Hamilton's military background.
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a heavy bomber, with a significant flying range, used by America and its Allies during World War II.
During war, people create art or compose songs to bolster public support for the fighting. This is an example from the Union's point of view.
According to the U.S. Army Center for Military History: "On 28 September these armies [the combined Franco-American forces] began siege operations, us...
Zachary Taylor, a war hero during the US/Mexican war, became America's 12th President.
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