U.S. History - to 1945

Not only in American history, but in the histories of all different parts of the world, there is a curious connection between the freedom of...

History books usually use the phrase 'New Deal' to refer to a bundle of legislation and programs initiated by FDR during his first t...

Who was the man who killed President William McKinley? Born in Alpena, Michigan, he also spent part of his childhood in Detroit, and on a fa...

The original residents of North America, after suffering losses in property and rights, gained back those lands and freedoms in a series of ...

Many older U.S. History textbooks still look at the presidency of Calvin Cooldge (1923 - 1929) unfavorably. This outdated view of one of Ame...

It has always been difficult to have enough patience with our constitutional system. Visionary leaders want to make sweeping changes immedia...

Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company is often described as a “monopoly” which was “broken up” by the Supreme Court under pressure from Teddy R...