Recognized as a leading suffragist and feminist in the 19th century, Elizabeth Cady Stanton ignited social change in a time when women were seen as subordinate to men.
A series of Supreme Court cases in the early 20th century determined Puerto Rico’s political fate as an unincorporated territory.
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in roughly two minutes. Yet, the speech echoes through the ages.
Remembered as the last holdout to US colonization, Geronimo was a complicated man with clear motivations.
Often portrayed as Ulysses S. Grant’s quiet right hand in the Civil War, Ely Parker was more impactful on American history than many realize.
Resisting colonization and dedicated to preserving his people’s way of life, Geronimo remains an enduring figure of the American frontier.
Arrested in 2013, Christopher Knight shocked law enforcement when he told them he’d been living alone in the Maine woods for over two decades.
Biologist Rachel Carson launched the modern American environmental movement and exposed new threats to America’s future in her groundbreaking book. Who was this remarkable woman?
