History Lessons

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Born from the devastation of war and inspired by one woman’s determination to bring relief to those suffering ...

Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii is shown in this official 2008 U.S. Senate portrait. Source: Wikimedia Commons/United States ...

On a showery Monday afternoon, May 14, 1804, a fleet of three vessels — a 55-foot keelboat and ...

On the morning of May 5, 1961, an American astronaut named Alan Shepard sat strapped inside a cramped ...

Ellison S. Onizuka, Mission Specialist and U.S. Air Force officer, in his official NASA portrait. Photo credit: NASA ...

Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or WAVES, poses in uniform in 1942 ...

On April 30, 1789, a reluctant hero stepped onto a balcony overlooking a packed Wall Street and, before ...

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans stepped outside — onto college quads, city sidewalks, and suburban streets ...

On the night of April 18, 1775, a silversmith, a tanner, and a young doctor galloped through the ...

On the morning of April 6, 1917, the United States was a nation that had spent nearly three ...

Facade of Federal Hall with figures on the balcony — one of the most iconic early images of ...

Every year on March 23, our On This Day feature at Civics for Life highlights a defining moment ...