American History Blog

George Washington at the Battle of Trenton

George Washington at the Battle of Trenton: The...

On the night of December 25, 1776, George Washington led 2,400 freezing men across an ice-choked Delaware River and delivered the American Revolution from the brink of collapse. Discover the...

George Washington at the Battle of Trenton: The...

On the night of December 25, 1776, George Washington led 2,400 freezing men across an ice-choked Delaware River and delivered the American Revolution from the brink of collapse. Discover the...

Abraham Lincoln portrait

Abraham Lincoln: The Most Extraordinary Preside...

Abraham Lincoln rose from a log cabin in Kentucky to the White House, guided America through its most devastating war, and redefined the nation's moral purpose. Discover the remarkable life,...

Abraham Lincoln: The Most Extraordinary Preside...

Abraham Lincoln rose from a log cabin in Kentucky to the White House, guided America through its most devastating war, and redefined the nation's moral purpose. Discover the remarkable life,...

Battle of Antietam Civil War painting

The Battle of Antietam: America's Bloodiest Day...

On September 17, 1862, the fields of Sharpsburg, Maryland became the site of the deadliest single day in American military history. The Battle of Antietam claimed over 22,000 casualties in...

The Battle of Antietam: America's Bloodiest Day...

On September 17, 1862, the fields of Sharpsburg, Maryland became the site of the deadliest single day in American military history. The Battle of Antietam claimed over 22,000 casualties in...

Washington crossing the Delaware

The Night America Almost Died: George Washingto...

December 25, 1776. The Continental Army was finished. Everyone knew it. The British knew it. The Hessian commanders in their warm Trenton quarters knew it. Most of the American commanders...

The Night America Almost Died: George Washingto...

December 25, 1776. The Continental Army was finished. Everyone knew it. The British knew it. The Hessian commanders in their warm Trenton quarters knew it. Most of the American commanders...

Ford Mustang history

The Car Detroit Was Afraid to Build: The Untold...

In 1962, a Ford executive named Lee Iacocca walked into a boardroom with an idea for a car that Ford's accountants said would lose money, that Ford's engineers said was...

The Car Detroit Was Afraid to Build: The Untold...

In 1962, a Ford executive named Lee Iacocca walked into a boardroom with an idea for a car that Ford's accountants said would lose money, that Ford's engineers said was...

Patrick Henry liberty or death speech

Nobody Wrote It Down: The Mystery Behind Patric...

Richmond, Virginia. March 23, 1775. A man stood up in St. John's Church and delivered what many historians consider the most consequential speech in American history. Words so powerful they...

Nobody Wrote It Down: The Mystery Behind Patric...

Richmond, Virginia. March 23, 1775. A man stood up in St. John's Church and delivered what many historians consider the most consequential speech in American history. Words so powerful they...