The Peacemaker Story

Most historians say that the Haudenosaunee Confederacy came together during the 15th century.

A Variety Of Whales

Whales are members of a scientific order known as Cetacea. Cetaceans are found in every ocean and consist of two main suborders: baleen whales (or Mysticeti) and toothed whales (Odontoceti), which also include dolphins and porpoises.

Slang From The Sea

Have you ever felt startled or “taken aback” about the turn of certain events? Or have you ever gone from feeling great to feeling disappointment when someone or something “took the wind out of your sails”? Those phrases are examples of sailing-related sayings.

On Behalf Of Whales

Meet WDC’s Regina Asmutis-silvia

Working On The Railroad

The transcontinental railroad was the greatest engineering feat of its time. Nothing like it had been attempted before. The project required massive amounts of material and money, and it required the labor of thousands of men working six days a week. Finding enough workers was initially difficult for both companies.

MIdwest Hub

Almost as soon as Chicago was established in 1833, it went through a remarkable transformation.

Gangsters!

A dark side of Chicago’s history has been glamorized in movies and television.

A Deep Divide

Long before fighting with guns started in the Civil War (1861–1865), Americans fought with words and ideas. As this issue shows, nearly all the disagreements involved slavery, and efforts to compromise never permanently eliminated the threat that slavery presented to the nation’s united future.

The Call to Fight SLAVE REBELLIONS

To Nat Turner, the unusual bluish-green sun that dawned one morning was a sign.

Unlikely Election

When seven southern states seceded from the Union over the winter of 1860– 61, they did so mainly as a result of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president. Lincoln was an unlikely winner from an unlikely party in an unlikely year.

A Failed Experiment

This 1846 print warns of the evils of alcohol by showing the stages of a man going from social drinker to death, while his family cries under the archway.

Women on the Rise

The activism of women was impossible to miss during the Progressive Era. From labor strikes and grassroots campaigns to the crusade for the vote, women mobilized in large numbers.

What The Camera Captured - Indoors

The photographs on the following pages are part of the collection of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) and are attributed to Lewis W. Hine.

It's The Law

By 1910, about 2 million children under the age of 15 worked in industry, according to National Archives and Records Administration data.

Dr. D's Mystery Hero - Child Star

Child labor often brings to mind terrible conditions for poor wages, but this month’s mystery hero’s story was different.

Mr. Lincoln's Reelection

Mr. Lincoln's Reelection

A Visit To Ivy Green

In northwestern Alabama, the simple white clapboard house known as Ivy Green has been preserved as a museum dedicated to Helen Keller’s life and work.

The Great War - An Overview

World War I—or the “Great War,” as it was called—was truly a world war. An estimated 65 million soldiers representing more than 30 countries from six continents took part.

The End of the War to End All Wars

All was quiet on the Western Front at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918.

The Final Push

When Germany launched a spring offensive in March 1918, it hoped to defeat Great Britain and France on the Western Front before U.S. forces could arrive.

The War's Pull

Americans read all about the horrible fighting in the Great War in 1914.

Cump Sherman Finds His Way

Of the 11 children in the Sherman family, red-haired Cump was the studious one. He read books and studied mathematics and Latin, while his younger brother John got into fistfights.

To Savannah And The Sea

To Savannah And The Sea

Maker of Masks

They were called mutilés—soldiers whose faces had been destroyed by the war. Some were missing an eye, a nose, or an ear. Some had horrible burns or parts of their jaws blown away by enemy fire.

A Deadly Flu

More than 50 million people, including half a mil-lion people in America, became victims of a force more deadly than war.

The Harlem Hellfighters

Private Henry Johnson was on watch in the French trenches of the Argonne Forest on May 15, 1918, when a grenade exploded nearby.

Great Facts About The Great War

World War I was the first war that used aircraft and aircraft carriers. About 65,000 aircraft eventually were built and used by the countries involved.

Preparing To Fight

When the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, the decision triggered a massive effort to organize, train, and supply U.S. forces for duty overseas.

Helping Hands

The large number of immigrants coming into the country at the turn of the century led to crowded living conditions in city tenements.

Protect and Conserve

When Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States in 1901, he used the power of the federal government to support an important movement in the Progressive Era: the protection of America’s natural resources.