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Explore American history from its indigenous roots, its influential leaders, and socio-cultural events that forged the United States as a global powerhouse.
Admired and feared, Huey Long was a politician whose daring policies made him a target for assassination.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was a major military figure during the Civil War. Despite his premature death in 1863, he left a lasting impact on American military history.
George McClellan was a Union general during the Civil War and is remembered for his lack of success during the early years of the conflict.
Having lost its largest city, New Orleans, months earlier, the Confederacy attempted to retake Louisiana’s capital city of Baton Rouge. Could the Union retain its foothold in the Deep South?
Ancient artifacts, Native traditions, conspiracy theories, and survival shelters—the Grand Canyon holds so many stories beneath its rim.
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, declared enslaved people in the Confederate States, free.
An impactful figure on General Washington’s staff and later a player in the French Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette was involved in some of history’s most fascinating events.
In the US, Juneteenth is an annual celebration commemorating the end of slavery after the Civil War. In 2021, it became a federal holiday.