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."
When William T. Sherman, one of the Union's leading generals, led his troops on a mission now known as "Sherman's March to the Sea," his primary objec...
For a successful March to the Sea, General Sherman's plans had to remain secret.
Leaving Savannah, Sherman's troops continued to cover about ten miles a day.
As General Sherman and his troops approached Fort McAllister, near Savannah, they encountered a new Confederate weapon - land mines - which proved to ...
Sid Phillips - who served with H Company, 2nd battalion of the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division - turned 18 during the Battle for Guadalcanal.
After the Allies launched their surprise assault at Guadalcanal, Japan attacked ships which were supplying ground forces.
During the summer of 1864, Union engineers from Pennsylvania (with mining experience in their own state) dug a tunnel under Confederate lines at Peter...
Tatanka-Iyotanka (more commonly misspelled Tatanka Yotanka [or, Yotaka]) - a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who was also known as Chief Sitting Bull -...
On the 14th of October, 1947, Chuck Yeager dropped from the bomb bay of a B-29.
On September 11, one stunning event happened after another.
Trying to catch-up to the Soviets lead in space-and-rocket science, the American government created NASA (in 1958).
Sixty kilometers above the states of Louisiana and Texas, the space shuttle Columbia began to disintegrate on the morning of February 1, 2003.
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