WHY DID THE STATES FIGHT EACH OTHER? HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED? WHAT WAS THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD? DID THE CIVIL WAR END SLAVERY IN THE US? BIOGRAPHY: ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1809–1865 FIND OUT…
American Music TimelinePart II: The 1800s by David Johnson 1814 1842 1861 1880 1891 1897 Next: 1900-1920 1814 Francis Scott Key writes poem The Defense of Fort McHenry, which…
(Encyclopedia) All-American Canal, 80 mi (129 km) long, SE Calif.; part of the federal irrigation system of the Hoover Dam. Built between 1934 and 1940 across the Colorado Desert, the canal is…
Spanish-American War (1898–1899) War fires stoked by “jingo journalism” as American people support Cuban rebels against Spain. American business sees economic gain in Cuban trade and resources and…
The following timeline lists terrorist attacks against the United States and Americans living either in the U.S. or abroad. 1920 Sept. 16, New York City: TNT bomb planted in unattended horse-…
American Music TimelinePart VI: The 1960s by David Johnson 1961 1963 1964 1965 1968 1969 Next: 1970-present 1961 Country singer Patsy Cline becomes mainstream popular (pop)…
(Encyclopedia) American saddlebred horse, breed of light horse with great beauty, easy gait, and stamina; also known as the American saddle horse and the Kentucky saddler. It was developed primarily…
