America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Born a slave, Bass Reeves ran away from slavery during America's Civil War. He fled to Indian Territory (today's Oklahoma) where he learned five Nativ...
The military retreats to Bataan and General MacArthur moves to Corregidor.
After Saipan, MacArthur orders the taking of Peleliu with a beach landing.
The Yankees explode a tunnel under the Confederate lines but are trapped in the crater as the Confederates rally and kill them.
Adlai Stevenson brings the missile crisis to the UN looking for support, but the Soviet Union refuses to respond.
Colonists are upset with Britain for enforcing unpopular trade regulations against them.
In 2001, President Bush recognizes and rewards five surviving Navajo code talkers.
Benedict Arnold seeks safety on a British ship.
Francis Marion ("The Patriot" calls him Benjamin Martin - played by Mel Gibson) and his band of guerillas chase the British out of South Carolina.
William Poole, known as Bill the Butcher, is the chief "enforcer" of the "Native American" (referring to people born in the U.S.) political party.
There is mystery around Sacajawea's history. Her name might mean Bird Woman or Boat Launcher depending on how it is spelled. She may have died young, ...
Historians are not sure who made the first cards, which stiffened a pack of cigarettes, but James Buchanan ("Buck") Duke gets credit.
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