Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War, but it was this man who defeated him for the senate just two years prior…

It is a factory that began operation over a century before England’s colonies became the United State of America.  We go to a place where...

George Washington’s birth date was always clear–February 22, 1732.  The location of his birth though was difficult to pinpoint.  It’s still a mystery to most...

Thomas Jefferson’s home is one of the best known and most visited in the United States.  However, just drive down the hill a mile and...

You many have heard of backroom political deals referred to as having taken place in a smoke-filled room.  Today I’ll take you to the original...

When it was constructed just over a century ago, it was the tallest building in Chicago.  It remains a landmark in the city and a...

His presidency was sandwiched between presidential greats George Washington and Thomas Jefferson…and unfortunately, much of his work in helping form this nation has been lost...

When John F Kennedy wrote the book, “Profiles in Courage,” he wrote about several people who had decisive roles in American history.  One man profiled...

Abraham Lincoln’s face is on Mt. Rushmore because of the leadership he showed during the American Civil War.  However, in the middle of that war...

During February we remember the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.  Today we take a look at a man who held the same office immediately after him...