Even the Founding Fathers wrote rough drafts! Interact with early versions [...] »
Gold mining, though often portrayed as lawless, was, in some cases, big [...] »
Access a selection of rare 19th-century books online.
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The ship's on her beam-ends and all's lost! Test your knowledge of maritime [...] »
WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!
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How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
![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 [...] »
Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?
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Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
Why did Little Wolf, a Cheyenne leader, go to Washington in 1873?
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