Our site contains thousands of pages covering a wide array of topics in U.S. History. You can use the search feature at the top of the page, or browse one of the following topic headings:

History is not static. It's fluid. It changes and grows and becomes richer and more complex when any individual interacts with it. Knowledge of history is empowering. An event is but the furthest ripple of …

Our site contains thousands of individual pages covering all aspects of U.S. History. You can use the search feature at the top of the page, or browse one of the following topic headings:

In studying the history of the United States, it is important to go back to primary source material. Here are some of the key documents and speeches that all well-informed citizens of the United States …

Walk in the footsteps of George Washington and the Continental army during the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777. A Soldier's View of WWI Lt. William A Cross served in the U.S. Army in France …

Military help and sizable stores of much-needed gunpowder soon arrived. The tide was beginning to turn. The surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown marked the end of the Revolutionary War. This …

This high-quality video series follows the history of the city of brotherly love, from the early days of European settlement, through the American Revolution and continuing up through modern times.

Expanding the boundaries of the United States was in many ways a cultural war as well. The desire of southerners to find more lands suitable for cotton cultivation would eventually spread slavery to these …

The Vietnam War was the second-longest war in United States history, after the war in Afghanistan. Promises and commitments to the people and government of South Vietnam to keep communist …

One month after Lincoln Steffens launched his assault on urban politics, Tarbell began her McClure's series entitled " History of the Standard Oil Company." She outlined and documented the cutthroat …