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."
This image depicts an original page from President Trumans diary for the 17th of June, 1945.
On the 11th of April, 1951, President Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur from his position as U.S. Supreme Commander during the Korean War. Ye...
Princess Ruth Keelikolani (1826-1883) was a direct descendant of King Kamehameha I. Her first husband (who was Governor of Hawaii) died in a measles ...
During the American Civil War, both sides agreed on specific terms for prisoner exchanges.
John Forbes Nash became a professor while most young people his age were still trying to determine their career paths.
Combatants in a military conflict try to win the hearts of the people with various types of propaganda.
Mike Everhart tells us where he and his wife, Pam, found the skull of a young male Pteranodon in an area of Smoky Hill Chalk, Kansas.
According to the Library of Congress, the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence took place in Philadelphia when "Pennsylvania militi...
This letter, which is maintained by the Dutch archives in The Hague, provides some evidence that the Dutch West India Company purchased Manhattan Isla...
Quakers were persecuted in England as well as in Britain's American Colonies. George Fox, who founded the "Society of Friends," was among those persec...
Lt. Col. James ("Jimmy") Doolittle and his crew ran out of fuel after their bombing run over Japan's home islands.
Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to students at Moscow State University, urging them to be free of fear and full of hope for the future.
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