From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival! Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity; the north becom...

The colonies declare independence, taking on the might of the British Empire. Washington's army is near defeat, but n...

As the American nation is born, a vast continent lies to the west of the mountains, waiting to be explored. Yet this ...

Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. The Erie Canal brings big ris...

The Civil War rages. The minie ball is the great equalizer on the battlefield. The formidable Confederate army cannot...

The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Native American civilizations decline a...

Americans conquer a new frontier--the modern city--with Carnegie's empire of steel as its backbone. Skyscrapers and t...

America strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses; the nation hits the road....

Boom turns to bust when the stock market crash ushers in the Great Depression. Dust storms blanket the Midwest in dar...

The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War. The war effort revitalizes the nation's economy. American...

World War II transforms America into a global Superpower. The economy booms. Technology feeds the boom and a new age ...

America booms, in population and prosperity. The "baby boomers" are the next generation to reinvent America. Powerful...