American Experience | Official Site

Fly Girls | Article

Establishing the Women's Airforce Service Pilots

Jackie Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love team up to create the first corps of female pilots to fly for the U.S. Army.

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | Article

Who is Walter F. White?

He was once considered the most influential Black man in America, but his name has faded into obscurity. Who is Walter F. White?

Fly Girls | Article

Jackie Cochran

The triumphant former beautician won the cross-country race, completing the 2,042 miles from Los Angeles to Cleveland in record time.

The Kennedys | Primary Source

The Kennedys: Is Democracy Finished?

In the Boston Sunday Globe of November 10, 1940, Ambassador Joe Kennedy shared his opinion: “Democracy is finished in England. It may be here.”

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TR

Author, soldier, scientist, outdoorsman and caring father, he was the youngest man to become president. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.

Fly Girls | Timeline

The Women Airforce Service Pilots

A timeline of the Women's Airforce Service Piolts (WASP), 1937-1979.

RFK | Article

Eugene McCarthy

In 1968, Eugene McCarthy revealed major divisions among Democrats, changing the political landscape in a way few American politicians ever have.

Amelia Earhart | Timeline

Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937

Learn about Earhart's life from her childhood spent roaming the outdoors, to her first flying lessons, to her disappearence over the Pacific in 1937.

Nazi Town, USA | Article

Dorothy Thompson Is the Most Famous Female Journalist You've Never Heard Of

She made a name for herself by speaking out against fascism abroad and at home. Then the fight got personal.

God in America | Article

God in the White House

From Washington to Obama—the presidents' religious beliefs and their impact on politics.

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An unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president, Harry Truman was the least prepared of all the men who had held the highest office, but he would prove to be a surprise — the unlikely rise of a gritty American original.

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Citizen Hearst

Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Wielding unprecedented power, Hearst forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.

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The Rockefellers

Head of the most powerful family in America, billionaire John D. Rockefeller's vast philanthropy changed his family's reputation.

Woodrow Wilson | Timeline

The Life and Times of Wilson

Learn about the events Woodrow Wilson lived through.

Clinton | Article

Hillary Rodham Clinton Biography

"My mother and my grandmothers could never have lived my life." Hillary Clinton's 2003 memoir Living History.

Kinsey | Timeline

Alfred Kinsey's Life, and Sex Research and Social Policies in America

A timeline of events relevant to Alfred Kinsey's life, and sex research and social policies in America.

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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

The story of civil rights hero Walter White — one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet one of the least known figures in civil rights history.