In early 1968 the grisly on-the-job deaths of two African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, prompted ... MoreMarching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr's Final Hours
Forty-four men have taken up the responsibilities of the Presidency as the nation has grown from its colonial infancy in... MoreOur Country's Presidents
In 1915, the United States experienced the 9/11 of its time. A German torpedo sank the Lusitania killing nearly 2,000 ... MoreUnraveling Freedom: The Battle for Democracy on the Home Front During World War I
Not that long ago, laws throughout the country criminalized homosexual behavior, the medical community viewed being gay ... MoreStonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
James Meredith's 1966 march in Mississippi began as one man's peaceful protest for voter registration and became one o... MoreThe March Against Fear: The Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power
National Geographic presents the 43 individuals who have led the U.S., plus America's newest commander-in-chief, in th... MoreOur Country's Presidents: A Complete Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency
The award-winning author of National Geographic's widely acclaimed Our Country's Presidents now brings young readers the... MoreOur Country's First Ladies
Renowned for his discoveries of dinosaur bones, whole fossilized dinosaur eggs, and previously unknown dinosaur species ... MoreDragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs: A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews
Hold the presses! Here's the sensational story of the birth of investigative journalism in America. At t... MoreMuckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism
Thirty-five years ago, it was a modern-day, mysterious plague. Its earliest victims were mostly gay men, some of the mos... MoreVIRAL: The Fight Against AIDS in America
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