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."
Thomas Jefferson had an opinion on how his country treated Native Americans. On the 13th of August, 1786, he wrote a letter to Benjamin Hawkins ...
Image of Thomas Jefferson's letter to Benjamin Banneker, dated August 30, 1791. Here is the transcription of this letter: To Mr. BENJAMIN BANNEKER...
Thomas Jefferson's completed draft of the Declaration of Independence was written in his own hand. This image depicts the original document and ...
Auto-Ordnance released a submachine gun commonly known as the “Tommy Gun.” When the product first came to market, its sales were wea...
Image of a newspaper notice, by the German Imperial Embassy, warning of potential attacks on ships near the British Isles. This warning was date...
Image of the newspaper article: Freemen of Texas - To Arms!!! To Arms!!! "Now is the Day & Now is the Hour." Click on the image for a better view...
Liz Johnson created this 9-11 remembrance: "New Vocabulary as of September 12, 2001"
Hilary North seems to speak for many others with this work: "How My Life Has Changed."
Page 2 of the investigation report into the Tacoma, Washington corruption scandal reaches a sobering conclusion. The crime ring at work likely c...
The American Ambassador to Germany, James Gerard, was given a request by the German government when the two countries severed their diplomatic...
America's Ambassador to Germany, James Gerard, served in that diplomatic capacity between 1913-1917. As such, he was in Germany when: ...
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