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."
Booth changes his plans and kills the president at Fords Theater.
Read a poem about the life of Juan Ortiz, a 26 year-old first year Masters student in Civil Engineering.
Read a poem about the life of Julia Pryde, a 23 year-old first year Masters student in Biological Systems Engineering.
Prior to invading Iwo Jima, the US bombs the island for 3 days and assumes that effort will negatively impact Japanese resistance when the Marines com...
In addition to teaching, Morris coaches a baseball team who talks him into trying out for the major leagues.
Fear of enemy eavesdropping leads to American-government posters which introduce characters like "Joe Dope." The point is to urge caution in conversa...
Kenny O'Donnell, another advisor, helps JFK pick Lyndon Johnson for vice-president.
Read a poem about the life of Professor Kevin Granata, an engineering teacher.
The Soviet leader backs down when the US promises not to invade Cuba.
Gracie Budd and her family trust "Frank Howard" (Albert Fish) to take her to a children's birthday party, but she never comes home.
Africans are brought to the "new world" under inhumane conditions.
In 1810, King Kamehameha the Great unites the Hawaiian Islands and creates the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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