Puritans paved the way for American way of life
The Plymouth colony was never large, but it played a significant role in pointing other dissenters the way to the New World.
Surrender of the Shenandoah ended Civil War
In the waters of Alaska on Little Diomede Island, the CSS Shenandoah fired the last shots of the American Civil War.
Rockwell’s Four Freedoms represented America
In 1943, Norman Rockwell painted the Four Freedoms and instantly became "America's artist in chief."
The French have a rich history of exploration in North America
From the early 1600s to 1763 when the Treaty of Paris was signed, the French explored North America leaving their mark in many ways.
Formation of the Confederacy preceded American Civil War
Discontent grew in the South until southern states began seceding and eventually formed the Confederacy to oppose the Union army in the American Civil War.
Truman wanted to help free countries stay free
After World War II the U.S. had to find a new approach to the problem of peaceful stabilization of international affairs due to Soviet Union expansion.
The birth of the Railway Post Office in 1869
The post office created the Railway Post Office (RPO) in 1869. Learn more about the innovations that made it possible and how it evolved over time.
The rise and fall of prohibition in the United States
The ratification of the 18th Amendment and the enactment of the Volstead Act marked the culmination of a long campaign in the U.S. against liquor traffic.
Remembering a local World War II hero
Hugh Earnhart recaps the service of an American hero, William "Willy" Vaughan, of Austintown, Ohio, during World War II.
Though successful, Mexican war brought guilt
Learn more about how the Mexican war started, ended and everything in that happened in between.
