Jane Hampton Cook describes the effect of “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine’s incredibly popular pamphlet that rallied support for the American Revolution... (Read More)
Melissa Berry writes about two brothers, William and Francis Jackson, who helped fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts... (Read More)
In this article – in honor of the beloved actress Betty White, who died Friday – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches newspapers to learn more about Betty... (Read More)
An article about the grand opening of the impressive, gleaming new Art Deco theater in New York, Radio City Music Hall, on 27 December 1932... (Read More)
Melissa Berry writes about 48 pioneers who made the westward trek into Ohio in 1787-88 – and of the 1937 reenactors who commemorated their expedition... (Read More)
Jane Cook describes how Pres. Roosevelt, 8 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, celebrated the 1st Bill of Rights Day on 15 December 1941... (Read More)
An article about Congress finally moving to its permanent location in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on 17 November 1800... (Read More)
An article about how thousands of Chinese troops entered North Korea on 19 October 1950 to oppose South Korean and U.N. forces during the Korean War... (Read More)
An article about the fall of Mexico City on 14 September 1847 to American troops led by General Winfield Scott in the Mexican-American War... (Read More)
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