Explore American history from its indigenous roots, its influential leaders, and socio-cultural events that forged the United States as a global powerhouse.
Nevada is a state with a deep and rich history, filled with interesting stories and surprising facts.
From West Point cadet to president, Ulysses S. Grant led a life full of adventure, a hero to some and a butcher to others.
The power of the US federal government was challenged in the early 1830s when southern states resisted a controversial tariff. This was known as the Nullification Crisis.
Much more than just the casinos of Las Vegas, Nevada is a state rich in history.
Step into Trinity Church cemetery and meet some of history’s most notable people—and a few mysterious figures—resting beneath its hallowed grounds.
A single night of grizzly bear attacks in 1967 resulted in death and terror. Shocking America, it changed the way National Parks and wild spaces are managed.
The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of ideas, diseases, cultures, crops, and populations between the so-called ‘New’ World and the ‘Old’ World.
From Founding Fathers dying on Independence Day to predicting the sinking of the Titanic, history is full of inexplicable coincidences.