Mexican-American War 1846-1848: Battle of Buena Vista. (Credit: Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

7th November 1837: A pro-slavery mob attacking the offices of the Alton Observer, killing the anti-slavery editor and proprietor, Elijah Lovejoy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1940 80th Anniversary Pony Express stamp. (Credit: Public Domain)

American children of Japanese, German and Italian heritage

A political cartoon from 1883 aimed at wealthy businessmen, including Vanderbilt, that depicts laborers awash in a sea of hard times, struggling to hold up the industries with low wage jobs on their backs as the industrialists and their millions weigh them down.

Ku Klux Klan on a poster that advertises the Griffith movie 'The Birth of a Nation,' 1915.

<p>Though the 19th century saw the rise of populism, the labor movement and Jacksonian democracy, it also ushered in the Gilded Age, when men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. P. Morgan wielded vast control over politics and business.</p>


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The 19th century saw the rise of the labor movement, Jacksonian democracy and powerful Gilded Age men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan.

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<p>America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.</p>


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<p>Immigration, the movement of people living in one country into another country, is a fundamental aspect of human history, though it was as controversial hundreds of years ago as it is today.</p>


Immigration

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<p>Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.</p>


Crime

<p>The U.S. government, with its three branches of government and a system of checks and balances, is responsible for governing the 50 states and all districts and territories of the United States.</p>


U.S. Government and Politics

<p>The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.</p>


Civil War

<p>The Industrial Revolution began in the 18th century, when agricultural societies became more industrialized and urban. The transcontinental railroad, the cotton gin, electricity and other inventions permanently changed society.</p>


Industrial Revolution

<p>Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual celebration of the history and culture of the U.S. Latin and Hispanic communities. The event, which spans from September 15 to October 15, commemorates how those communities have influenced and contributed to American society at large.</p>


Hispanic History

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