January 15, 2013
The United States of America was a bold invention of enormous risk. An 8-year war of independence, followed by intense political d...Read more
January 15, 2013
America in 1824 saw the era of the Founding Fathers coming to an end. Over the next 25 years, six presidents would reflect the cou...Read more
January 16, 2013
America by the mid-1800s was triple its original size thanks to bold and controversial decisions by Presidents such as Jefferson, ...Read more
January 16, 2013
America after the Civil War was a traumatized country in desperate need of leadership. The President who'd seen the nation through...Read more
January 17, 2013
America at the beginning of the 20th century found a growing chasm between the rich and poor. The country's priorities were changi...Read more
January 17, 2013
America in the 1920s was a country poised for a fresh start. The horrific brutality of the first global war was over. The economy ...Read more
January 18, 2013
In 1945, at the end of a devastating global war, America emerged as a superpower. The Cold War presented the nation with a new and...Read more
January 18, 2013
Since the mid 1960s, the power of the presidency has risen and fallen. It's been burdened by the personal failings of the men who ...Read more