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."
Soldiers with special military skills train to clear Japanese from the Philippines.
In 1961, Alan Shepard becomes the first American to launch into space.
Albert Gitchell, an Army cook at Camp Funston, complains of flu-like symptoms. The air-borne disease spreads to Europe when U.S. soldiers go to Europe...
From the early 1920s to 1931, Al Capone leads the Chicago outfit, a crime syndicate who bootlegs liquor and commits other crimes.
By his own measure, Dr. Nash has recovered from schizophrenia.
While suffering from a mental disorder, John Nash has periods of time where he does amazing work.
A slave owner himself, Jefferson introduces a bill to end slavery in Virginia in 1779.
Part of the fabric of American life, cowboys have been the subject of books, movies and other romanticized tales. In reality, the life of an American ...
America captures its first U-boat, the U-505, off the coast of French West Africa.
The U.S. enters the war in April 1917 using the sinking of the Lusitania as the main reason.
On November 28, 1775, the Continental Congress establishes the U.S. Navy. Soon after, John Paul Jones raises a thirteen-striped flag (known as the "G...
Life in America in 1898 is very different from life today.
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