#american-history

#american-history

Democratic citizens want "to exercise in arms for the defense of their country: of 80000 men able to bear arms among them it is believed scarcely any will refuse to sign this demand."

William Henry Harrison, who served as the ninth president, earned his title 'Old Tippecanoe' for his military victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

"The Scopes trial itself began as a publicity stunt; prompted by the Butler Act, it exposed a cultural rift over teaching evolution in schools."

The Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, saw a remarkably lopsided American victory against a much larger British force, fostering American self-confidence.

In New York if the weather is fair it is intended that the school children shall be marshaled before their school houses for song and salute.

For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty, with historical records suggesting inspiration from Ancient Egypt and his mother.

The darkly comic musical weaves together the stories of Booth and eight other presidential assassins, questioning what role the American dream has played in this violence.

Tea cultivation in America dates back to the 18th century, with our earliest attempt in Savannah, Georgia. French botanist André Michaux planted the first black tea plant in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1799, igniting tea-growing experiments.

Local politicians in the Pelican State's Iberville Parish lamented the unrecoverable loss of what was a beacon of a difficult chapter of American history.

From the late 1950s into the '80s, thousands of motels proudly advertised their Magic Fingers - a little collection of vibrating electric nodes under your mattress that would give you a 15-minute 'massage' for 25 cents, inspiring creators from Kurt Vonnegut to Frank Zappa. Alas, their moment passed.

Benjamin Franklin, a printer and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, is known for his contributions to early American politics and the printing trade.

As Jeffrey P. Rogg observes, Nathan Hale's idealism rendered him an ineffective spy, highlighting a fundamental tension between American values and the nature of espionage.

The phrase 'e pluribus unum' captures the essence of American unity amidst diversity, reflecting principles of sovereignty and democratic ideals established by the Founding Fathers.

The estate was designed as a tribute to the Simpson's passions, featuring a replica of the Oval Office, a baseball-themed room, and memorabilia collections.

"The 1950s was such a moment in American history in which I felt so much change everything I had seen was in black and white. And I wanted to make it colorful."

The Apollo program achieved the remarkable feat of landing a human on the Moon through the largest peacetime allocation of resources ever made by any nation.