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."
By the fall of 1944, American military leaders realized that Japan would be unwilling to surrender and convinced military planners to take drastic mea...
On the 18th of September, 1895, Professor Booker T. Washington gives an important speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atl...
Soldiers attempting to find John Wilkes Booth believed (correctly) he might be hiding near Port Royal on the Rappahannock River.
Against Colonel Bakers explicit orders to take Booth alive, Sgt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in the neck.
Surviving over nine feet of snow in Boston
An African-American legendary cowboy, Britton Johnson was born a slave in Tennessee but became a famous cowboy in Texas. He was one of many black Texa...
Five brothers, who wished to serve together aboard a U.
One week after her husband's death, Jackie Kennedy told reporter Theodore White that the Kennedy era was like "Camelot." It was her way of making sure...
Tom Tanaka was living at Camp Poston when he created this painting of the place on May 17, 1942.
This diagram depicts what happens if the Space Shuttle's Orbiter needs to return to the launch site.
In the aftermath of the sinking of USS Indianapolis, the ship's captain - C.B. McVay - was wrongfully accused of losing the ship. His men argued on be...
Captain John Smith could have been very helpful to the Pilgrims as they left their homeland for America. Because they could not afford his services, ...
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