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."
The Supreme Court wants school desegregation to happen quickly, but it takes many years for school-integration plans to succeed.
Most men and many women do not think women should have the right to vote.
Drawing large crowds of spectators, the first women's professional team forms in 1875.
President John F. Kennedy first promotes the idea of a world trade center; a decade later the New York skyline changes with the center.
With flies buzzing around him, from nearby stables, Tom Jefferson drafts a Declaration of Independence. Going against the norms of society, Jefferson'...
Lawyer Francis Scott Key hears too much when he boards a British ship to negotiate the release of Dr. William Beanes.
Children help raise money in campaigns for war bonds.
Williams helps Fisher come to terms with his past.
Albert Fish lives his early life in an orphanage, where he is exposed to many acts of violence.
Zamp and his crewmates name their B-24 Super Man. A Popular Science article describes where B-24s are made and how they look.
The childhood story of Louis Zamperini, his training as a runner, and how running took him to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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