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Join us as we explore the moments that define who we are. From breakthrough ideas to unsung heroes, discover the human stories behind 250 years of history—only on HISTORY.com.
Join us as we explore the moments that define who we are. From breakthrough ideas to unsung heroes, discover the human stories behind 250 years of history—only on HISTORY.com.
250 Years of Progress
250 Objects That Tell the Story of America
These items reveal the nation’s character and its constant evolution.
250 Events That Shaped America
These pivotal moments changed how Americans live, work, create and govern.
250 People Who Shaped America
These changemakers include icons as well as architects of everyday life.The Post World War II Boom: How America Got Into Gear
After years of wartime rationing, American consumers were ready to spend money—and factories made the switch from war to peacetime production.
The 8-Year-Old Chinese American Girl Who Helped Desegregate Schools—in 1885
Mamie Tape's bid to desegregate San Francisco schools went to the California Supreme Court seven decades before Brown v. Board.
After the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman Led a Brazen Civil War Raid
Tubman applied intelligence she learned as an Underground Railroad conductor to lead the Combahee Ferry Raid that freed more than 700 from slavery.
7 Gilded Age Inventions That Changed the World
Some of the modern world's most groundbreaking technologies emerged during this 30-year period.
HISTORY Honors 250
Celebrating 250 years of America’s history, we reflect on its journey from independence in 1776 to global influence.
HISTORY Honors 250
Celebrating 250 years of America’s history, we reflect on its journey from independence in 1776 to global influence.
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The Ideas That Changed How We Live
Explore the groundbreaking ideas, inventions and innovations that transformed everyday life.
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Mistakes That Made America reveals the bizarre errors, misfires and happy accidents that reshaped culture, politics and tech.
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. ”
– Harry S. Truman
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Innovations That Connected Us
From Morse code to Wi-Fi, discover the inventions and innovators that changed how the world communicates and connects.
Samuel Morse Revolutionizes Communication
On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse demonstrated his telegraph at Speedwell Iron Works, using electric signals to send coded messages.
World War II with Tom Hanks
Where the US Industrial Revolution Began
In 1793, Samuel Slater built America's first water-powered textile mill–right in Pawtucket. That moment helped spark the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and transform how the nation worked.
History Makers
Despite Jim Crow oppression, Walker founded her own haircare company that helped thousands of African American women gain financial independence.
Alexander Hamilton was one of America's most influential and controversial founding fathers.
Franklin's work paved the way for Watson and Crick's breakthrough discovery of the DNA double helix.
When four Black students refused to move from a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960, nation-wide student activism gained momentum.
History All Around Us
Workers completed the 102-story, Art Deco-style landmark in an astonishing one year and 45 days.
You know these sites, but have you noticed these details?
For five months in 1969, water flowing to the New York side of Niagara Falls was diverted, leaving a 100-foot-high dry cliff.
The Hoover Dam, LaGuardia Airport and the Bay Bridge were all part of FDR's New Deal investment.
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Inventions Madness: Play Our Bracket Game
Put the contenders—from the lightbulb to the zipper to the credit card—head-to-head.
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Big Ideas, Historic Breakthroughs
Explore the inventions and breakthroughs that changed everyday life and helped shape the modern world.
The Rise of the First Black Woman Licensed Architect
Norma Merrick Sklarek was one of the first Black female architects in America who helped build iconic structures across the country.
