Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 12, 1492, but it was all by chance – a mistake. The explorer had been looking for an easier route from Europe to Asia when he came across the huge land that no one… Read More
The United States is often just called “America,” but the Americas actually include 35 countries. The area consists of two continents: North and South America. In addition, many islands of the Caribbean are considered part of the Americas. This week,… Read More
Can a person really buy an original copy of the United States Constitution? Absolutely, if you have enough money and can find one of the two privately owned copies for sale. This rare item sold for a whopping $43.2 million,… Read More
Christopher Columbus is celebrated for being the first European to find the Americas. It was thought his voyages led Europeans to the New World – but is that true? There has long been speculation that Columbus was not the first… Read More
The French and Indian War, as it was called in the Colonies, was also known as the Seven Years’ War as well as the Second Hundred Years’ War in Europe. Later, Winston Churchill termed it the first world war since… Read More
As the Civil War neared its end around 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye, a French historian, suggested that France should create a statue to celebrate America’s hard-won independence from England. The project was awarded to Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor, and… Read More
Does your family lock up the house at night or when you’re away? If so, you’re like most other Americans today – but that wasn’t always the case. There used to be a time in America when people didn’t need… Read More
