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Long before there was a United States of America, explorers from Europe came to America and established colonies. By the 1700s, the area now known as the Eastern United States was controlled by 13 British colonies. For a long time,… Read More

Some say that capitalism leads to a greater gap between the rich and the poor, but the middle class didn’t exist before capitalism. Around the world, people who live in socialist countries are not more equal than those who reside… Read More

Today, the Republican and Democratic Parties take turns holding the reins of power in the United States, but other political parties have existed through our nation’s history. In the beginning, there were no formal parties. George Washington warned against partisan… Read More

Denver is the state capital of Colorado and is known as “the Mile High City.” It got its nickname because when the elevation is measured from the 15th step of the state capitol building’s west side, it is one mile… Read More

Sacramento is the capital city of California, but it wasn’t the first. There were several other capitals before the “River City” became the chosen one. John Augusta Sutter was born in Germany but raised in Switzerland. The governor of Alta… Read More

After declaring independence from Britain in 1776 – and fighting a war to enforce it – the American colonists realized that their loose confederation of states wasn’t quite working as they had planned. So, after much debate and consideration, the… Read More

Where would you prefer to be middle-class: The United States or Japan? Would you choose to live in a middle-class household in Boston, Massachusetts, or Lisbon, Portugal? While people talk about the decline of America’s middle-class, the heart and soul… Read More

Alaska, the 49th state, is known as the last frontier. Its capital, Juneau, has a rich history in native culture as well as gold mining, which led to the development of the area. Today, the city thrives on tourism, but… Read More

Alaska, the last frontier, was the 49th state to join the Union in 1959. In its early years, about 15,000 years ago, Alaska was settled by people who followed herd animals across the Bering Land Bridge, which was covered during… Read More

Montgomery, Alabama: The Early Years Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama, wasn’t always the bustling city it is today. It was once the home of Native Americans, and villages were spread out where buildings are today. In the early 1800s,… Read More

Immigration is a hot topic in today’s world where Americans are conflicted over whether the nation should build a wall on the US-Mexico border, or have open borders. There are strong feelings toward both opinions; after all, our country was… Read More

What happens when a president is impeached? Although the term may sound common today, only three presidents in the history of the U.S. have been impeached, or in one case, resigned before the vote to impeach. Out of those presidents,… Read More