The flags of Cuba and Venezuela In 1823, President James Monroe, considered the last...
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The Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C. was paid for with donations from former slaves. ...
A former slave, William Carney became America’s first black Medal of Honor recipient. Pictured...
The Great Depression transformed America in many ways. On “Black Tuesday,” October 29, 1929,...
This famous painting of the presentation of the Declaration of Independence to Congress by...
After six years and three committees, the Great Seal of the United States was...
Theodore Roosevelt On September 6, 1901, a self-described anarchist approached President William McKinley in...
The Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. In June 1752, Benjamin Franklin attached a metal...
The Liberty Bell In 1755, J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur left his native...
Frederick Douglass On April 14, 1775, Anthony Benezet founded the first abolition society in...