The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Revolutionary War had begun in April, 1775, and British troops controlled Boston. The Americans controlled the surrounding countryside, and they knew that the British wanted to take Charlestown, just…
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche was a skillful diplomat who played a key role at the United Nations during its early years. His efforts on behalf of world peace won him the Nobel…
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth could neither read nor write. But when this tall African-American woman strode on stage to speak out against slavery, she held everyone’s attention. She began almost every speech…
Colorado
In 1806, Zebulon Pike journeyed west to explore the vast territory the U.S. had bought from France in the Louisiana Purchase. Crossing the Great Plains into present-day Colorado, he reached…
North Carolina
From the stormy coast of the Atlantic to the highest mountain in the Appalachian range, North Carolina stretches 500 miles east to west. It is the tenth largest state in…
California
California Exploring for Spain in 1542, Juan Cabrillo was probably the first European to see California. He was followed in 1579 by England’s Sir Francis Drake. Although each explorer laid…
The O.J. Simpson Trial
On the morning of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her apartment in a Los Angeles suburb. Within days, police identified…
Hurricane Andrew
Every year between May and November, people in the eastern U.S. watch for hurricanes. These vast tropical storms in the Carribean Sea travel northwest, striking at the Caribbean islands and…
M*A*S*H
On February 28, 1983, the biggest audience in television history watched the final episode of a beloved comedy series. That series was M*A*S*H, which ran for 11 years on CBS…
A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line In the words of one of its songs A Chorus Line caused “one singular sensation” when it opened on Broadway in 1975. Critics hailed it as one…