19th Century

In 1804, President Jefferson asked two Virginians-Meriwether Lewis and William Clark-to l...

During the Civil War, over 180,000 black men fought in volunteer units as part of the Uni...

After losing her husband, Elinore Pruitt washed clothes in Denver to support herself and ...

With this address, US President James Monroe set a precedent for the nation’s forei...

The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most c...

Theodore Roosevelt began this 1899 speech with his thesis: “I wish to preach, not t...

The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most c...

Most Americans know that slavery is a central part of the nation’s history, but th...

The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most c...

Explore the captivating life of Aaron Burr and his duel with Alexander Hamilton.Based on ...

Explore the fascinating life of Alexander Hamilton!Alexander Hamilton is one of the most ...

It is not uncommon that a failed movement or group from the past might be cited as a &ldq...

The history of the United States is to a large extent a history of armed conflict. The n...

In 1852, Frederick Douglass, former slave and, by then, a leading figure in the abolition...

Exploration of the early American West, beginning with Lewis and Clark’s transconti...

By the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3...

The Pony Express was a swift mail service that was only active from April 1860 to October...

In the 1600s, cotton and silk fabrics that bore colorful and exotic printed patterns, kn...

Explore the captivating life of Martin Van Buren  History chiefly remembers Mar...

Explore the captivating life of Andrew Jackson!When Jackson left the White House after tw...

Many of the first artists in the West were assigned to exploration and geological parties...

By the second half of the 19th century, still less than a century old, the United States...

Many of the first artists in the West were assigned to exploration and geological partie...

Many of the first artists in the West were assigned to exploration and geological parties...

With this famous speech, Daniel Webster joined the nineteenth-century debate over slavery...

Politician William Jennings Bryan delivered this speech at the Democratic National Conven...

American politician Daniel Webster delivered this speech in 1820 on the 200th anniversary...

On June 17, 1825, Congressman Daniel Webster spoke at a ceremony honoring the new Bunker ...

When John Adams sent three American ambassadors to meet with the French foreign minister,...

In this speech, President Andrew Jackson defends and praises the Indian Removal Act. With...

Thomas Jefferson beat out Aaron Burr in the 1800 presidential election after Alexander Ha...

In this speech, a young Theodore Roosevelt describes what he believes are the key princip...

One of the first things that Grover Cleveland addressed after a whole term away from offi...

In times of turmoil, the American people often turn to the President of the United States...

 In 1882, Congress passed a law that criminalized polygamy. Emmeline Wells, a staunc...

Though his presidency was short-lived, the time at which Zachary Taylor was in power was ...

In this message, Zachary Taylor addresses the state of two newly acquired territories -- ...

The end of his first year in office marked a momentous time for the United States -- it w...

Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidential campaign was fraught with drama, and a late acce...

On November 20, 1820, a sperm whale struck and sunk the whaling ship Essex, stranding the...

President Andrew Jackson bid farewell to the nation at the inauguration of Martin Van Bur...

In 1832, President Jackson vetoed a bill that aimed to renew a charter for the US Bank. H...

By the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3...

At the start of the 1840s, the Oregon Country had no political boundaries or effective go...

The United States is a massive country, with the continental 48 states covering over thr...

Angel Island, the largest island in San Francisco Bay at about 740 acres, was originally ...

In the 1850s, Americans widely believed that the area from the 97th Meridian to the Rock...

On New Year’s Day 1892, a young Irish girl named Annie Moore stepped off the steams...

Riots are an aspect of American history that do not show up much in history textbooks, e...

While Nat Turner’s rebellion remains famous today, a far larger uprising took plac...