American History Tellers

In 1788, the hot gossip in posh British circles was all about France and America. For their friends across the channel, ... Read more

For nearly 50 years, the United States and Soviet Union waged a global war of ideas fueled by politics, intrigue, and nu... Read more

By mid-1944, the Allies’ fight to track down and stop the Nazi atomic program had met with failure and disappointment. A... Read more

During the last years of Jackson's presidency, the economy flourished. The national debt was paid in full, industry and ... Read more

“Manifest Destiny” is a uniquely American idea. The phrase captured the sense of inevitability—and entitlement—many citi... Read more

The discovery of uranium fission in Nazi Germany in 1938 terrified Allied nuclear scientists—especially since the Nazi a... Read more

In the summer of 1817, President James Monroe toured the country in an effort to unite the ever-growing United States, t... Read more

The Roaring Twenties came to a screeching halt on October 29, 1929, with the collapse of the U.S. stock market. A year e... Read more

In August 1814, the White House burned. A fire that would eventually consume the entire nation in Civil War was already ... Read more

In the earliest days of the United States, there was no such thing as an organized political party. George Washington, e... Read more

The Civil War forced the warring families of Clay County into an uneasy truce. The Garrards, Whites, Howards, and Bakers... Read more

Forget trenches, infantry and tanks. The United States and Soviet Union fought the Cold War with ideas and information. ... Read more

On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan, claiming the lives of 146 garment w... Read more

Between 1838 and 1890, thousands of African Americans moved to Oklahoma, brought there as Cherokee slaves or drawn there... Read more

What is the United States to do when direct conflict with the Soviet Union promises almost certain annihilation? They tu... Read more

On January 17, 1920, the United States passed the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, ushering in a 13-year dry spell... Read more

By the turn of the century, radical anarchists were becoming a growing -- and volatile -- political movement. As shiftin... Read more

Factories have shut down, banks have failed, and millions are out of work. As the Depression worsens, public opinion sou... Read more

Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to John Quincy Adams through what some called a “corrupt bargain” in ... Read more

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in much of the Sou... Read more