US History

PEOPLE

As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life.-  George H.W. BushThat's high praise from a President. Having a...

THINGS

The Great Alaska Earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the United States. Its violent tremors reshaped Alaska’s landscape and American earthquake preparedness forever.

THINGS

The Korean War broke out in 1950, following the resolution of World War II, lasting for three years, between 1950 and 1953. It ended with an Armistice agreement between North and South Korea, but no official peace treaty has ever been signed. Let's go over the most important events of the first military action by the United States after World War II.

PEOPLE

March 30, 1981: On that day in Washington D.C. John Hinckley Jr. shot, and wounded, President Ronald Reagan. Why did he do it? What lead up to it and what happened after?

HISTORY

From personal tragedy to horrific health issues, Marry Todd Lincoln’s painful life was as dramatic as her husband’s in every way.

PEOPLE

As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life. -  George H.W. Bush That's high praise from a President....



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