Despite achieving national sovereignty through the Revolutionary War, the United States experienced limited economic independence during...

In January 1692, a mysterious affliction tormented the parsonage of Samuel Parris, the reverend of Salem Village parish. The minister’s...

On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired upon the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter—an island fortress centered in Charleston Harbor,...

From humble beginnings as a family still in the Kentucky bluegrass, Jim Beam has evolved into the world’s best-selling bourbon—the...

In February 1807, Virginia-born planter John Harding and his wife, Susannah Shute, purchased a 250-acre homestead seven miles south of...

Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, between 1846 and 1850—period archival records were destroyed in an...

Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell, his family’s 3,000-acre plantation in Albemarle County, Virginia. His father,...

Established in 1757, Halifax, North Carolina, was originally an inland port that connected backcountry communities to bustling trade...

On April 4, 1841, America’s tenuous political climate nearly reached its breaking point. William Henry Harrison, the nation’s ninth...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is widely recognized as one of the most influential politicians in American history. During his...

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. These illustrious words, synonymous with the Declaration of Independence, are emblematized...

On January 1, 1892, Annie Moore—a teenage émigré from Ireland—stood upon the deck of the steamship Nevada. The salty sea air that had...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy has become synonymous with awe-inspiring architecture. Over the course of his seventy-year career, Wright...

In the realm of international relations and policy, few can compare to the respect and influence garnered by General George C. Marshall....

Over the course of American history, no one person's celebrity has ever garnered the national esteem bestowed to George Washington:...

Frederick Douglass is one of the most recognizable and championed civil rights leaders in American history. He was a self-educated...

The advent of the American Civil War brought upon a massive wave of patriotic fervor and rhetoric. Volunteers rushed to the front lines...

For millennia, people have been fascinated by the concept of human flight. From the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus to the designs of...

Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Andrej and Julia Warhola,...

Independence National Park is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Philadelphia, a colonial oasis inside a bustling modern city....