On July 4th, 1776, a group of American colonists gathered in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, to present delegates of the Thirteen Colonies with a historic document.
byThomas Jefferson1743-1826
Alexis de Tocqueville
Home, Sweet Home
French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville visited the USA in the 1830s,
and found a degree of contentment that he rarely found in Europe.
byAlexis de Tocqueville1805-1859
American Civil War
John Brown of Osawatomie
Shortly before the American Civil War, an attack by pro-slavery
militants on the city of Lawrence prompted John Brown to try to clean up Kansas.
byD. H. Montgomery1837-1928
American Civil War
The Gettysburg Address
Following a decisive victory in the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln urged
his supporters to make sure that liberty’s advantage was not squandered.
byAbraham Lincoln1809-1865
American Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg
Two years into the American Civil War, the Union army responded to
a dispiriting defeat at Chancellorsville with a decisive and historic victory at Gettysburg.
byD. H. Montgomery1837-1928
Modern History
The War of 1812
In the year that Napoleon’s quest for European Empire faltered at Moscow, President Madison of the USA came to his aid.