American History
21 Striking Photographs of the Machu Picchu Discovery
Machu Picchu was discovered on July 24, 1911, by the American historian and Yale lecturer, Hiram Bingham. Bingham and his…
Benjamin Frankin’s Son Was Exiled to England During the American Revolution
Benjamin Franklin was probably one of our most famous founding fathers, but he had a few skeletons in his closet.…
True Believers: 10 Japanese Holdouts Who Did Not Surrender After WWII Ended
When World War II ended with Japan's surrender in August of 1945, millions of Japanese military personnel were spread across…
20 Photographs from the 1959 Cold War Kitchen Debate
The Kitchen Debate was a series of impromptu exchanges (through interpreters) between then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet…
20 Photographs of the Destruction of the Great Boston Molasses Flood
The Great Molasses Flood occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End of Boston. A large molasses storage tank…
Operation Magic Carpet: Bringing Home the Heroes of WWII
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States mobilized as it never had before or since. Beating plowshares…
Kids in Battle: 10 American Child Soldiers of the Civil War
The US Civil War was the last conflict in which significant numbers of American children were utilized as soldiers: it…
27 Photographs of the Heroic Animals of WWI
Animals played a crucial role in World War I and demonstrated heroisms and valor along with the men they fought…
20 Incredible Photos of the Construction of the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building, the 102-story skyscraper on Fifth Ave. between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown Manhattan stands 1,454 feet…
Patriots of Independence: 5 Unsung Heroes of The Revolutionary War
Washington, Gates, and even Francis Marion (the swamp fox) are well-known leaders on the battlefields of the American War of…