The War of 1812

8 Key Laws That Advanced Civil Rights
Since the abolishment of slavery, the U.S. government has passed several laws to address discrimination and racism against African Americans.
Why FDR's Own VP Ran Against Him
Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president was an anti-labor conservative who clashed with the president over federal spending and FDR's decision to run for a third term.
Abraham Lincoln's Frontier Childhood Was Filled With Hardship
Rugged conditions. Heavy labor. Minimal schooling. And a mother gone too soon.
Amadou Diallo killed by police
Plainclothes officers of the New York Police Department’s Street Crime Unit fire 41 shots at unarmed Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, killing him on the steps of his apartment building shortly after midnight on February 4, 1999. Diallo’s killing sparked a public outcry and eventually ...
How Robber Barons Flaunted Their Money During the Gilded Age
As American industrialists and financiers accumulated incredible wealth during the Gilded Age, they strove to outdo one another with their lavish spending and possessions.