Discover ‘North America’s History’, a collection of insightful articles unveiling the influential figures, milestones, and events that have defined this diverse continent’s past.
In 1684, William Penn sat in judgment over Pennsylvania’s first witchcraft trial. The case involved two women accused of…
Most everyone knows about the Boston Tea Party. Colonists dressed like Native Americans stormed into Boston Harbor and threw…
Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September, and today it is more likely a celebration of…
A Border Dispute Brings Two Neighbors to the Brink The Toledo War was a boundary dispute between the U.S….
The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was among the most radical and far-reaching revolts in modern times. What began as the…
Joaquin Murrieta was one of California’s most notorious and controversial Gold Rush-era figures. He was reputedly either a cruel…
Buried in the shadow of the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 has often been labeled…
The most significant historical event for each state is the moment that had the greatest impact within and beyond…
Nat Turner was a slave preacher who believed God called him and who led a slave rebellion in Southampton…
“I have not yet begun to fight!” Letting these immortal words ring out above the roar of cannons and…
