On December 19, 1777, George Washington marched his Continental Army into its winter encampment at Valley Forge. In school we learned this...
How did everyday Americans in the early United States use and enjoy music? How did they create and circulate new songs and musical lyrics...
Our study of music in Early America continues with this third episode in our five-episode series. Our last two episodes (Episode 343 and...
Did you know that small Native American nations had the power to dictate the terms of French colonization in the Gulf South region...
Prepare for tricks, treats, and time travel! In honor of Halloween, we’re traveling back to the mid-seventeenth century to investigate a...
The War of 1812 is an under-known conflict in United States history. It’s not a war that many Americans think about or dwell upon. And it...
Between May 25 and September 17, 1787, delegates from each of the United States’ thirteen states assembled in Philadelphia for an event we...
What made trade with China so important to the new United States that one of Americans’ first acts after securing the United States’...
Alexander Hamilton played important roles in the founding of the United States. He served in the Continental Army, helped frame the United...
With Ukrainian sovereignty and democracy under attack, Americans have been wondering: Should our government be doing more than placing...