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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 …

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.

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:

Fewer than thirty modern countries have federal systems today, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Mexico, and the United States. But even though few other countries practice it today, federalism has …

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 …

The United States had claimed political independence in 1776, but its ability to make that claim a reality required at least another fifty years to be fully settled.