united states

A brief discussion of the techniques and functions of political cartoons accompanies capsule biographies of sixteen political cartoonists from Ben Franklin to Tom Darcy.

History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1960 and 1969.

Examines how the once strong colony-mother-country relationship between America and Britain began to sour through the 1760s and 1770s, planting the roots for the once unthinkable idea of revolution.

Discusses the final campaigns of the Revolutionary War and the structuring of a new nation, from the formulation of the Articles of Confederation to the adoption of the Constitution.

Describes events and battles during the early years of the Revolutionary War, including campaigns at Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, and activities at the Continental Congress.

Discusses the mysterious sinking of the battleship "Maine" and the subsequent involvement of the United States in the Spanish-American War.

Describes the final skirmishes west of Richmond which ended the Confederate Army's hopes of victory and depicts the surrender at Appomattox and its aftermath.

Describes the causes and leading events of the early nineteenth-century conflict between Great Britain and the United States.

A history of the United States in 1942, in the first battles of World War II, when it was unprepared for war and suffered many defeats but also won a few victories.

Relates naval encounters of the Civil War and the Union blockade of the South, including battles of the first ironclads and some adventures of Southern privateers.