U.S. History
All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day.
World History
History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world’s major wars.
Eras & Ages
From prehistory, though antiquity and into the 21st century, all of history’s biggest chapters.
Culture & Tradition
The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world.
Science & Innovation
The pivotal discoveries, visionary inventors and natural phenomena that impacted history.
The U.S. is 50 states strong today, but it began as 13 small colonies.
In the colonial era, people used hard apple cider as payment.
Find out what it took to be a settler in the early-American colony of Jamestown.
How many people were on the Mayflower? And how long did it take for them to get to Plymouth? Get the facts.
English settlers arrived at Jamestown expecting riches to fall into their hands, but were soon faced with a much harsher reality.
