U.S. History
A Day in the Life of a Settler in Colonial America
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The skinniest house in the U.S. is a historic “spite house.”
In 1830, brickmaker John Hollensbury lived in a handsome two-story home in what’s now the Old Town district of Alexandria, Virginia. He had one small problem, however. There was an…
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The first Black senator was Hiram Revels of Mississippi in 1870.
On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment prohibited states from disenfranchising voters “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Twenty-two days later, Mississippi politician and minister Hiram…
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The Rocky Mountains were once called the Stony Mountains.
The Rocky Mountains have had many names since humans first came into contact with them, some more fanciful than others. Their current moniker comes from the Plains Cree term ᐊᓯᓃᐘᒋᐩ,…
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5 Surprising Facts About the Secret Service
The U.S. Secret Service is a prominent part of American culture, often portrayed in action films and news footage where agents are seen sprinting alongside the president and leaping into…