We all know the story of the famous sinking of the Titanic, but it was the sinking of a different ship, the U.S.S. Maine, that helped to spur an all-out war between two nations: the United States and Spain.
The holiday season tends to be the busiest time of year at airports across the United States. However, it is possible that nobody would be flying home for the holidays if it hadn’t been for the ingenuity and determination of the Wright brothers.
You may remember the story of the first Thanksgiving from your elementary school days, when you listened to the tale of the Pilgrims and their Indigenous friends. But how much of that story is actually true?
It’s no surprise that the path to indigenous peoples gaining citizenship and suffrage in America—a land they inhabited centuries before white Europeans—was hard-won. Using HeinOnline’s U.S. Congressional Serial Set, we take a look at this journey.
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30. As this year’s season comes to an end, we’ve already seen several disastrous storms hit U.S. territory. What is the federal government’s responsibility when storms like this hit?
The moon in the night sky has held mysteries which for centuries, mankind could only dream about. That all changed on July 21, 1969, when Neil Armstrong first stepped out of the Eagle lunar module onto the surface of the moon.
In this Secrets of the Serial Set edition, we will examine Operation Iraqi Freedom, which was the military response that derived from 9/11 and also from decades of tension between the United States and Saddam Hussein’s regime.
With former president Donald Trump currently under investigation for treason, you might wonder if a major American politician has ever been suspected of conspiring against the United States before. Well, it isn’t exactly unprecedented.
It’s no secret that American history is full of heinous acts committed by white settlers against the indigenous peoples of North America. One such example is the Wounded Knee Massacre, the gunning down of more than 150 indigenous peoples of the Lakota tribe, including women and children.
It’s the morning and you’re well rested, sitting down at your computer with your coffee ready to start your research. And suddenly you hit a road block. Where do you start? We’re here to share some quick tips to improve your research.
