The Battle of Bull Run, the first major clash in the Civil War, ended in a Confederate victory. It shattered illusions that ...

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

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He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the early 19th century, the Cherokee people began adapting traditions of their white neighbors. While many white people ...

Lincoln’s assassination, and the ineffectual leadership of his successor, Andrew Johnson, enabled the Congress to control ...