Abraham Lincoln: The President We Needed
When Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States, he did not believe the country would soon be embroiled in a cos...
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Young Abe: From Log Cabin to White House
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere. He had almost no formal schooling but rose to become the 16th Pres...
What Was Revolutionary About the American Revolution?
Everyone knows the basics of the American Revolution: thirteen North American colonies revolted against British rule and won their i...
Reconstruction: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | 5 Minute Video
The period immediately following the Civil War (1865 -1877) is known as Reconstruction. Its promising name belies what turned out to...