During the 1930s, powerful dust storms swept across the Great Plains, darkening skies and devasta...

On December 7, 1941, a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor brought the United ...

For millions of newcomers, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States. Why d...

In the early morning of April 18, 1906, a powerful earthquake struck San Francisco, shaking the c...

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on th...

In 1692, fear and suspicion spread through the small community of Salem Village, Massachusetts, l...