Learn about Jefferson's forgotten descendants, children of his slave [...] »
Compare U.S. and Hawaiian opinion on Hawaiian annexation.
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What were people reading around the time of the Civil War?
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You know the Purple Heart, but can you identify these honors?
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Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »
Human history affects more than human beings.
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Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?
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How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »
![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
Of all the discoveries and developments that occurred in the 19th century, [...] »
