America was still mourning the death of George Washington as the new century dawned in 1800.
Washington died in December 1799, casting a shadow over the celebratory mome...
By 1810, the American experiment was well underway.
It was a time when the Founding Fathers were not just still alive, but actively involved in politics. The original 13 ...
By 1830, the United States had changed dramatically from what it had looked like in 1776, and the decade set the scene for the massive westward expansion that started in ...
One generation after the Declaration of Independence launched the democratic American experiment, the young nation appeared to be thriving in 1840. The United States popu...
As America pushed westward, old divisions over slavery deepened — setting the stage for Civil War.
America was halfway through its first full century as a free nation in ...
America may seem more divided today than ever, but the 1860s remind us the nation has endured much worse.
It’s no exaggeration to say the American Civil War (1861-1865) w...
As 1870 dawned, America was still reeling from the trauma of the Civil War. More than 600,000 lives had been lost, cities and farms across the South lay in ruins, and tho...
A Second Industrial Revolution — driven by coal, steel, manufacturing and transportation — was rapidly building the nation.
Fueled by the capital and vision of titans lik...
From New York’s many New Year’s “sports and entertainments”—including football games, an open house at the Young Men’s Christian Association and an exhibit by the Society...
