Following his victory at Manila Bay, Commodore George Dewey became an overnight sensation in the United States. His picture ...

In the opening struggles for control of Europe, the United States used economic aid to support the democracies of Western ...

For years the colonies had flourished in a state of “salutary neglect.” Britain had been content to leave the day-to-day ...

On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

Buffalo Coat According to legend, this coat was made from the skin of a buffalo killed by Buffalo Bill, and presented by him ...

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party swept to power in 1933. Immediately he began a vengeful and compulsive quest to remake ...

After the Civil War, thousands of Americans poured into the Great Plains on a collision course with western Indian tribes.

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of ...

Andrew Jackson had a long history with the Indians. During the War of 1812, he led militia forces in a war against Creek ...

America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

In 1949, the cold war became a nuclear arms race when the Soviets detonated an atomic bomb. United States military and ...

Many became involved in the Civil War. Musicians, nurses, spies, and vivandières all had their parts to play. Before the war ...