Missouri Compromise (1820)
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a significant legislative agreement in the early 19th century aimed at resolving tensions between…
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a significant legislative agreement in the early 19th century aimed at resolving tensions between…
The Gabriel Prosser Slave Uprising (often called Gabriel’s Rebellion) was a planned insurrection by enslaved people in Virginia in 1800,…
The Monroe Doctrine, articulated by President James Monroe on December 2, 1823, is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy that…
The Era of Good Feelings is a term used to describe a period in U.S. history that lasted from approximately…
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806), also known as the Corps of Discovery, was a pivotal exploration mission commissioned by…
The Louisiana Purchase, completed in 1803, was a pivotal event in the history of the United States, marking one of…
Mount Rushmore is one of the most iconic landmarks in the United States, featuring the colossal sculpted faces of four…
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 17, 1954, is one of…
The United States Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, is one of the most important documents in American…
The Manhattan Project was a secret U.S. government research initiative during World War II that aimed to develop the world’s…
The Clifford-Elsey Report, completed in September 1946, was a critical document in shaping the early Cold War policies of the…
Route 66, also known as the “Main Street of America” or “The Mother Road,” is one of the most famous…
Princeton University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and the world, has a rich history dating…
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in 1787–1788…
The Constitutional Convention of 1787, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 25 to September 17, 1787, was one of the…
The Great Fire of New York in 1835 was one of the most devastating fires in the city’s history, destroying…
Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) was a trailblazing American lawyer and jurist who became the first African American to serve on the…
The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, often referred to simply as Huntsville Unit or “The Walls Unit,” is the oldest…
The Iroquois Theater fire occurred on December 30, 1903, in Chicago, Illinois, and remains one of the deadliest theater fires…
The Space Shuttle program was a groundbreaking initiative by the United States aimed at developing reusable spacecraft for space exploration,…
The Salem witch trials of 1692 are among the most infamous episodes in American history, when a wave of mass…
The Pentagon Papers refers to a top-secret U.S. Department of Defense study on the political and military involvement of the…
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting took place on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, and remains one of the…
The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, was a monumental achievement in…
The Columbine High School shootings occurred on April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, when two senior students, Eric Harris and…
The Palmer Raids were a series of controversial law enforcement actions carried out in the United States between 1919 and…
The Marshall Plan, officially known as the European Recovery Program (ERP), was an American initiative to aid the economic recovery…
Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation in the United States, particularly…
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing American tradition, dating back to the early 1920s. Originally conceived as a marketing…
The Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773, was a pivotal event in the history of the…
The Republic of Texas was an independent nation that existed from 1836 to 1845, formed after Texas declared its independence…
The Civil Rights Movement was a pivotal era in American history during the mid-20th century, marked by a series of…
The Statue of Liberty, one of the most iconic symbols of freedom and democracy in the world, has a rich…
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 was a significant early test of the authority of the newly formed United States federal…
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a significant conflict in North America that was part of a larger global…
McCarthyism is a term that refers to a period of intense anti-communist suspicion and persecution in the United States during…
Labor Day in the United States is a federal holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September each year. It…
Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, has grown from a small online bookstore into one of the largest and…
The Great Hinckley Fire was a catastrophic wildfire that swept through the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, and surrounding areas on…
J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972) was one of the most powerful and controversial figures in American history, serving as the first…
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was a brutal gang-related killing that took place on February 14, 1929, in Chicago during…
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a conflict between the thirteen American colonies…
Eastern State Penitentiary, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the most famous and historically significant prisons in the United…
Al Capone, also known as “Scarface,” was one of the most infamous American gangsters of the 20th century. His name…
Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor, is one of the most iconic landmarks in American history, particularly in relation…
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was a…
Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an intellectual and social movement that examines the ways in which race and racism intersect…
The Collinwood school fire, also known as the Lake View School fire, was one of the deadliest school fires in…
The Prohibition era in the United States, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, was a period marked by the nationwide…
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States that occurred in the early 1970s, ultimately leading…
The World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City was a complex of buildings that symbolized the economic might and…
Alcatraz Island, located in San Francisco Bay, is one of the most famous and notorious landmarks in the United States….
Los Angeles, commonly known as L.A., is the largest city in California and the second-largest city in the United States….
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States, served from 1989 to 1993. Early Life and EducationBirth…
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989. Before his presidency, he had…
Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, served from 1974 to 1977. He is notable for being the…
The history of the United States is rich and complex, marked by periods of discovery, colonization, revolution, expansion, conflict, and…
Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. His presidency is notable for…
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), the 36th President of the United States, served from 1963 to 1969. He was a significant…
John F. Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from…