U.S. History
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The history of the United States might only be 240+ years old, but it is extremely interesting and full of conflicts, triumphs, stories and policies that have influenced the modern world. The general history of the United States can be explored right here…
Various Historical Periods in U.S. History
Pre-European Contact (Before 1513)
Native American History - Pre-European Period
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European Contact and Colonization (1513 to 1763)
European Invasion of North America
The American Revolution (1763-1783)
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
The United States becomes a New Nation (1784-1819)
National Expansion & Reform (1815-1860)
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Civil War & Reconstruction (1861-1877)
The American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
America’s Industrial Revolution (1877-1900)
The Industrial Revolution in the United States
Progressive Era & WW1 (1900-1929)
The Progressive Era to the New Era, 1900-1929
Great Depression & WWII (1929-1945)
The Great Depression and WWII, 1929-1945
Post WWII (1945-1975)
Recent (1976-Present)
Black History (National Significance)
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* 20 and Odd Negroes’ Are Brought to Virginia: The 400th Anniversary
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* A Baltimore house once owned by Frederick Douglass has become a history lesson
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* Archeological dig at 180-year-old Hagerstown home unearths untold chapter in Black history
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* Colfax, Louisiana Massacre – (Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873)
* CSU Dominguez Hills to house massive Black history collection
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* Emmett Till - the teenager's murder in 1955 catalyzed the emerging Civil Rights Movement.
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* Fritz Pollard's pioneering role in American football history
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* How the Black Codes Limited African American Progress After the Civil War
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​​* How Slavery Became the Economic Engine of the South
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​* Josiah Henson: the forgotten story in the history of slavery
* Lawmakers push to award posthumous Medal of Honor to Black World War II medic
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* Man uses sculpting to teach others about Black history
* ‘MLK/FBI’ Review: A Damning Look at J. Edgar Hoover’s Attempts to Destroy a Civil Rights Hero
* Perseverance: Episodes of Black History from the Rural South
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* Preservationists Race to Save Black History Sites Before They Vanish
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* Robert Graetz, White pastor who helped organize Montgomery bus boycott, dies at 92
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* The Haunting of Tulsa, Okla. - what happened to victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
* The Undefeated 44 - African Americans who Shook up the World
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* ‘They couldn’t arrest us all’: civil rights veteran Rutha Mae Harris on MLK, protest and prison
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* Tulsa Race Massacre - (1921)
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* Why the Houston Museum of African American Culture Is Displaying a Confederate Statue
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U.S. History in the News
5 Ways the French Helped Win the American Revolution
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6 Events That Laid the Groundwork for the Vietnam War
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19 facts about the 19th Amendment on its 100th anniversary
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Alabama Archives faces its legacy as Confederate 'attic'
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Army Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors Could Soon Be Renamed for These Heroes
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How a Rogue Navy of Private Ships Helped Win the American Revolution
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How the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Became the Deadliest U.S. Natural Disaster
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How the Myth of a Liberal North Erases a Long History of White Violence
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How the US government sold the Peace Corps to the American public
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Luther Harpel - Memories in Light (Lebanon County's Pioneering Photographer)
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Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War Hero, Hanged by the British for Spying on September 22, 1776
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The Gulf War 30 Years Later: Successes, Failures, and Blind Spots
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The Marshall Plan - Rebuilding Western Europe After WWII
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The Power of Celebrity at the 1963 March on Washington
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The Real History Of Who ‘Discovered’ America That You Didn’t Learn In School
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The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution
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This shotgun-wielding legend is the only woman to earn the Medal of Honor
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Volunteer Overload: Foreign Support of the American Cause Prior to the French Alliance
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What America's favorite attractions once looked like
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When Women Lost the Vote in New Jersey, and Other Troublesome History
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Why is the Confederate flag so offensive?
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Why North and South America are named after Amerigo Vespucci
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Efforts to Preserve U.S. History
American Indian Heritage - Connections to the Land
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Nine Practical Reasons To Save Historic Buildings
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Preserve America - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
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Preserve Battlefields Under Threat
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Preservation of history: Unwanted Confederate monuments may soon find new home
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National Register of Historic Places
The Fight to Preserve African-American History
​Why Preserve Native Cultures?
Why Preserving Historical Places and Sites Matters
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