Scroll through a chronology of Eads' life, from his birth in 1820 to his death in 1887 as well as a record of his footprint until 2001.
The Whig Party formed out of the National Republican Party, the leaders of which were John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, specifically called upon freed slaves to enlist in the Union cause.
Although the identity of his father is uncertain, Henry probably lived alone with his mother in the slums of New York City.
30 years of revolutionary civil wars and repeated conflicts against colonial powers, peace comes to Vietnam in 1975.
In 1848, San Francisco's population swells after a carpenter named John Marshall discovers gold in northern California.
Learn about Alaska's history from 1932 up to 2010.
A timeline of the pageant and American women's history.
A chronicle of American gangster John Dillinger from 1903 to 1935.
The heart symbol, the popular icon for the heart, can be traced to before the last Ice Age.
A brief timeline of western medical history (130 C.E. – 1973)
In June 1792, Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous experiments with electricity.
In June 1792, Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous experiments with electricity.