Milestones in American history

A history of the Oregon Trail follows the route used by fur traders, mountain men, farmers, gold hunters, entrepreneurs, and others who made their way west, offering stories about the hardships and triumphs of the massive migration.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor most widely known for developing the telephone.

Looks at the events that led to President Abraham Lincoln's writing the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery.

In 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon landed on a peninsula now known as Florida. With the discovery a struggle for control of the area ensued that lasted for centuries, finally ending with Florida joining the Union in 1845.

Examines the negotiations that took place in Paris, France, in 1782 during which John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams worked to have the United States recognized as a sovereign country and to define its borders.

Traces the history of the African-American migration from the rural South to the urban North during the early twentieth century, providing photographs, illustrations, excerpts from primary source documents, first-person narratives, and biographical sketches, and including a chronology.

Presents a brief history of the Transcontinental Railroad when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869.

Details the significance of the sinking of the "U.S.S. Maine," on February 15th, 1898, while it was docked in Havana, Cuba, which became the catalyst for the Spanish-American war; and includes a time line, chronology, and resources.