Explore American history from its indigenous roots, its influential leaders, and socio-cultural events that forged the United States as a global powerhouse.
Everyone knows about the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter, South Carolina in April 1861, but what was the first real land battle of the American Civil War?
On the surface, Hawaii is viewed as America’s 50th state. However, some argue that since the US’s annexation of Hawaii, the territory remains under illegal occupation.
Native American Towns were founded centuries, and in some cases millennia, before Columbus. Explore these living communities that long predate European settlement.
The word “inventor” is typically associated with adults. Yet, throughout US history, many Americans younger than 21 researched, designed, and developed incredible innovations.
The Transcontinental Railroad, which brought modernity to America, was an industrial endeavor made possible by important architects, engineers, builders, and businessmen.
Susan B. Anthony’s speeches and writings on slavery, politics, and gender in the 19th century offer insight into and inspiration for today’s world.
From the coasts of New England to the deserts of New Mexico, here are seven of America’s oldest towns and cities.
By capturing Mexico’s capital city, the United States won a decisive victory in the Mexican-American War and acquired half a million square miles of territory.