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....

Located at 239 Arch Street, the Betsy Ross House stands stately among the high-rises and modern buildings of Philadelphia. This...

Beer. It's been a staple of American social life and culture for pretty much the entirety of this country's existence. It also serves as...

Widely regarded as one of America's most prolific writers, Edgar Allan Poe was a pioneer of Romanticism and Gothic literature. His...

By the dawn's early light, I traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, to visit Fort McHenry--Francis Scott Key's inspiration to write "The...