American History Tellers

In February 1864, more than 100 Union Army officers broke out of Libby Prison, an infamous... more

In the early 1850s, as people continued to flood West, California’s booming cities experie... more

For white settlers, the Gold Rush offered a chance for fortune, but for California’s Nativ... more

In early 1849, thousands of gold-hungry Americans began pouring into California from the e... more

After the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, hundreds of thousands of prospectors... more

In the summer of 1807, Richmond, Virginia hosted the most sensational trial in the young n... more

In August 1806, Aaron Burr began the final preparations for his mysterious expedition to t... more

In the summer of 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr was wanted for the murder of Alexander Ha... more

In July 1804, Aaron Burr faced political rival Alexander Hamilton on the cliffs of Weehawk... more

The Scopes ""Monkey"" Trial was set against the backdrop of the roaring twenties, a time o... more

July 28, 1540. King Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, 32 yea... more

On July 20, 1925, the trial of John Scopes continued in the stifling heat of the overcrowd... more

On the sweltering morning of July 10, 1925, 200 newspaper reporters, newsreel film produce... more

July 14, 1970. A group of Puerto Rican activists stage an occupation demanding better heal... more

In 1925, the famous politician and presidential contender William Jennings Bryan returned ... more

In 1906, a New York health department investigation into an outbreak of typhoid fever led ... more

After spending two years in forced isolation on a remote island in the East River, Mary Ma... more

In the fall of 1906, a mysterious outbreak of typhoid fever struck a wealthy New York fami... more

June 16, 1963. After months of rigorous training, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova be... more

As president, Theodore Roosevelt pursued a progressive agenda. He worked to break up the m... more