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

The following month, British forces attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. After twenty-five hours of bombarding the fort ...

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

On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

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

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

Buffalo Coat According to legend, this coat was made from the skin of a buffalo killed by Buffalo Bill, and presented by him ...

American-Made Musket This .75 caliber musket was assembled with a barrel bearing London proofmarks, a lock bearing French ...

Americans went to war to win their independence from Great Britain. Just weeks after the outbreak of fighting at Lexington ...

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

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

The U.S. government wanted Indians to learn skills and attitudes deemed necessary for successful American citizenship. Indian ...