Flashback: Vintage Volcanic Eruptions

Before becoming the 50th state, Hawaii endured a controversial and long fought battle for statehood.

Volcanoes hold the key to the origins of the Hawaiian Islands.

Learn how slavery influenced the fight for Texas independence. See how the Mexican government tried to stop American immigration and the practice of slavery, leading to the Texas revolution and the battle of the Alamo.

In 1636, Roger Williams founded Providence Plantations on radical principles—religious freedom, separation of church and state and equality.