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Explore American history from its indigenous roots, its influential leaders, and socio-cultural events that forged the United States as a global powerhouse.
An impactful figure on General Washington’s staff and later a player in the French Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette was involved in some of history’s most fascinating events.
In the US, Juneteenth is an annual celebration commemorating the end of slavery after the Civil War. In 2021, it became a federal holiday.
Juneteenth, the holiday marking the liberation of slaves in Texas during the American Civil War, came more than two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Richard Marranca talks with Greg Houle about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and his recent historical novel about his own family’s experiences.
With numerous geopolitical conflicts and widespread social unrest, 20th-century America was filled with important historical events.
From river ports to mountain retreats, these ten Alabama towns preserve the stories, buildings, and quirks that shaped the state, and the nation.
Step inside Maine’s past, from Revolutionary forts and Civil War homes to lighthouses, shipyards, and the last living Shaker village still active today.
The United States has a long history of devastating interference in Chile’s politics, and the 1973 coup was no exception.