Category - American History

The Origin of Mother’s Day

The History of the Quakers, and How to Find Your Quaker Ancestors

The “Ghost” State of Jefferson: All You Need to Know About the State You Didn’t Know About

Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Louisiana Purchase Controversy

The Washington Monument: America’s Obelisk

The French and Native American Relations

The Empire State Building: A History

The History of Presidents’ Day

The Last Holdout of the Confederacy

How Martin Luther King Jr. Day Became a Federal Holiday

History’s Mysteries: The Winchester Mystery House

The Birth of Lincoln Logs

Adams and the Alien and Sedition Act

How Much of the Original White House is Actually Left?

When Vermont Was a Nation: A Closer Look at Our 14th State

The Wild Days of Texas: When Texas Was a Country

Celebrating Our National Heritage: A History of the 4th of July

The United States Under the Articles of Confederation: A Forgotten History

American Indians: Selling American Colonists to Canada

What is the History of Daylight Savings Time, and Why Do We Have It?

Have You Visited Angel Island?

The American Orphan Trains

GeneFoods: The Pepperoni Roll and Its Origins

Iconic Historical Landmarks Worth a Road Trip to See

The Real Story of Calamity Jane

Leif Eriksson: The Famous Viking Explorer

James A. Garfield: America’s Extraordinary 20th President

Morse Code and the Telegraph

Women in the Civil War

The Blizzard of 1886: When the West Froze

WWII Japanese American Internment and Relocation Records in the National Archives

Oregon Trail Ancestry: Did Your Ancestors Travel the Trail?

History of the US Passport Application

A History of Plymouth Rock

Was the First Thanksgiving Actually Held in Florida? An Interesting Historical Analysis

The Biltmore: A Beautiful Piece of American History

How Theodore Roosevelt Developed His Cowboy Reputation

What You Need to Know About the History of the Television

The Wright Brothers: How They Became Aviation Pioneers