Learn about the Presidents of the U.S.A. Great way to learn American history using classical, gospel, light opera, rock, pop and rap! Twelve catchy songs written in the musical style of each historical period. Comprehensive, encyclopedic summary of the history of the American Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.

When you think of America's immigration story, you think of Ellis Island New York... right? Think again, because over 2,500 miles away is Angel Island, where immigrants coming into the West Coast were processed for entry to the US, but it was an experience that was anything but welcoming.

The American industrial revolution of the late 19th century helped to create the modern America that exists today. Industries such as railroads, steel-making, and oil fueled an economic expansion, while the rapid population growth of many cities, from rural areas and overseas, literally changed the face of the nation. Inventions such as electricity provided modern conveniences, while innovations in agriculture and mining opened up the west. Problems...

At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the size of the United States doubles with the Louisiana Purchase. The Appalachians are no longer the barrier to American migration west; the Mississippi River becomes the country's central artery; and Jefferson's vision of an Empire of Liberty begins to take shape. American historian Stephen Ambrose joins Professors Maier and Miller in examining the consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, for the North, the...

The Battle of the Alamo has become the stuff of legend – when 200 brave Texan fighters took a stand against a Mexican force of thousands. But there’s more to the story than meets the eye.

Theo Wilson time travels to 1865 and immerses himself in the events that lead John Wilkes Booth to hatch a plan to kill President Abraham Lincoln. Wilson uncovers a series of surprising moments, from a sibling rivalry to Booth's first encounter with Lincoln, which sharpened Booth's hatred for the president and led to him to murder Lincoln just when the United States of America needed the 16th President most. Featuring insights from leading historians....

Following the Chinese revolution of 1911, the Chinese Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allied with one another in an attempt to bring unity to heavily splintered and warlord-controlled China. This alliance shattered in April 1927, when Kuomintang forces, led by Chiang Kai-Shek, forced Chinese Communist Party members out of Shanghai and executed a number of party leaders, driving most Chinese communists underground....

Prohibition, which rendered the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol a crime, lasted from 1920 to 1933, when it was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The term bootlegging refers to the illegal sale of alcohol during this period. Bootlegging was common during Prohibition and became heavily linked to the black market and activities of gangsters such as Al Capone.

Sinn Fein, a political group aimed at Irish autonomy, was greatly radicalized following the Easter Rebellion of 1916. By 1918, with the support of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Sinn Fein defeated the more moderate Irish Parliamentary Party, won the Irish seats in Great Britain's general election, and formed a provisional government in Dublin. Throughout the Anglo-Irish War, the IRA took the lead and Sinn Fein acted as the political organization....

Treaty of Versailles is signed.