He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but would prove to be a surprise.

On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine...

As a general, he had fought to preserve the Union. As president, he helped to oversee the transforma...

As a general, he had fought to preserve the Union. As president, he helped to oversee the transforma...

In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “...

Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journ...

In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, during what has become known as the Gilded Age, th...

On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signali...

In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presi...

Legendary Apache warrior Geronimo was loved by his people for his fierce courage while pioneers fear...

Rob Williams was an African-American living in Monroe, North Carolina in the 1950s and 1960s. Living...

November 2016 : The United States of America are about to elect their new president. AMERICA is a d...

On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at Ne...

Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost...

Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was ov...

Actor Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of ...

Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely, ...

Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four transgender kids – beginning at...

The Triangle Fire chronicles the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City kill...

In the spring of 1927, after weeks of incessant rains, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from ...

In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets a...