October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021
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Senate Approval of the Louisiana Purchase

When Thomas Jefferson’s envoys agreed to purchase Louisiana Territory from […]
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October 16, 2021
October 16, 2021
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Aerial Photograph of Missiles in Cuba

At 8:45 AM on October 16, 1962, National Security Advisor […]
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October 12, 2021
October 12, 2021
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J.P. Holland’s Submarine Torpedo Boat

In 1875 Irish American John P. Holland sent the U.S. […]
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October 8, 2021
October 8, 2021
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Sergeant Alvin C. York

From the photo caption: "Sergeant Alvin C. York, 328th Infantry, […]
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October 4, 2021
October 4, 2021
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Pigeon Message from the "Lost Battalion"

During World War I, the U.S. Seventy-seventh Infantry Division attacked […]
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September 30, 2021
September 30, 2021
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USS Nautilus (SS-571)

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September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021
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First Kennedy-Nixon Debate

On September 26, 1960, an estimated seventy million Americans tuned […]
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September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021
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Establishment of the Peace Corps

On March 1, 1961, President Kennedy signed this executive order […]
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September 19, 2021
September 19, 2021
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Constitution of the United States

Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during […]
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September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021
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The Defense of Fort McHenry

In this report, American Lt. Col. George Armistead described a […]
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September 11, 2021
September 11, 2021
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Emergency Responders at the Pentagon

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners, crashing […]
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September 7, 2021
September 7, 2021
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Shaking Hands at the Camp David Summit

The historic Camp David Summit was held for thirteen days […]
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September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021
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Treaty of Paris

This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American […]
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August 30, 2021
August 30, 2021
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Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice

Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as an Associate Justice of the […]
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August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021
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"…Rural Mail Route, York County, Maine"

Dated August 26, 1930, this photograph from York county Maine […]
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August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021
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Women's Right to Vote

Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August […]
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August 14, 2021
August 14, 2021
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Social Security Act

On August 14, 1935, the Social Security Act established a […]
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August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021
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Restitution for Wartime Internment

Approved August 10, 1988, H.R. 442, or "An Act to […]
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August 6, 2021
August 6, 2021
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Voting Rights Act

This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, […]
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August 2, 2021
August 2, 2021
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Loss of PT-109

On August 2, 1943, while on patrol in the Solomon […]
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