For thousands of years before Europeans colonized the "New World," the land belonged to others. Who were those individuals now-known as "First Peoples" or "Native Americans?" How did they live? Where are they now?
Native Americans lose their land and leaders; their way of life changes forever because of U.S. westward expansion.
On May 10, 1869, the last spike of the transcontinental railroad - an official golden one - is set into the tie at Promontory, Utah. Meanwhile, Nativ...
Aerial view of Iwo Jima at about the time of the battle. It was here that thousands of people died between February-March, 1945. Department of D...
Navajo code talkers, speaking their unwritten language, create an unbroken code which greatly helps the Marines during their battle for Iwo Jima.
In 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific finish their joint building of the Transcontinental Railroad which connects America's east and west coa...
Pioneers and their loaded wagons move west, forcing Native Americans to leave their ancestral lands.
The Japanese attack West Loch at Pearl Harbor and destroy US military and equipment bound for the battle of Saipan.