On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

For years the colonies had flourished in a state of “salutary neglect.” Britain had been content to leave the day-to-day ...

Lincoln’s assassination, and the ineffectual leadership of his successor, Andrew Johnson, enabled the Congress to control ...

In the opening struggles for control of Europe, the United States used economic aid to support the democracies of Western ...

Americans went to war to win their independence from Great Britain. Just weeks after the outbreak of fighting at Lexington ...

Following his victory at Manila Bay, Commodore George Dewey became an overnight sensation in the United States. His picture ...

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party swept to power in 1933. Immediately he began a vengeful and compulsive quest to remake ...

Buffalo Coat According to legend, this coat was made from the skin of a buffalo killed by Buffalo Bill, and presented by him ...

After the Civil War, thousands of Americans poured into the Great Plains on a collision course with western Indian tribes.

In 1949, the cold war became a nuclear arms race when the Soviets detonated an atomic bomb. United States military and ...

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of ...

The war for independence had begun. Our mission is to empower people to create a just and compassionate future by exploring, ...