The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas... more
In January 1918, after months of preparation and planning, American troops finally started to arrive in Europe in significant numbers.... more
April 15, 1989: A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths... more
In the spring of 1917 the U.S. moved closer to entering the Great War. German submarines resumed attacks against American... more
In June 1914, a gunman assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This event set off... more
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April 1, 1997. The Hale-Bopp Comet reaches the closest point to the sun on its long loop through space, presenting... more
After 18 months and over two thousand miles, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery had reached the Pacific Ocean. Now,... more
In the spring of 1805, Lewis and Clark resumed their journey up the Missouri River in search of the Pacific.... more
March 18, 1314. Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake. You can... more
In 1803, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began a westward journey that would transform America. Their mission was to... more