Explore American history from its indigenous roots, its influential leaders, and socio-cultural events that forged the United States as a global powerhouse.
As thousands of settlers traveled in wagon trains in their quest for a new life in the American West, adventure, excitement, and horror lay in wait.
As Secretary of the Treasury in the Washington administration, Alexander Hamilton laid the foundations of the American financial system.
From sea to shining sea, the United States is full of cities with interesting names and nicknames.
The development of railroads in the US played a significant role in uniting the East and West coasts of the Old West.
In the 1890s, the efforts of reformers and suffragettes in urban areas began to receive government support, bringing America into the Progressive Era.
One of the last resistors to the US Army incursion into the West, Sitting Bull left a legacy of determination and dedication to his people.
Over a hundred years ago, women achieved the right to vote across the United States. What was the impact?
In 1981, Italian songwriter Fabrizio De André recounted the Sand Creek Massacre through the eyes of a Native American child in Fiume Sand Creek.