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Modern Map of Central America
Image by Cacahuate

Modern Map of Central America

A map of modern Central America.
The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught
Image by Unknown Artist

The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught

A political cartoon meant to protest the Intolerable Acts of 1774; it depicts a Mohawk woman, representing America, held down and force-fed tea by a man labeled as 'the Boston Port Act'. From Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating...
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
Image by Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776, oil on canvas by Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq, c. 1873. White House Cabinet Room, Washington, D.C.
House of Burgesses
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

House of Burgesses

The House of Burgesses (1619-1776 CE) was the first English representative government in North America, established in July 1619 CE, for the purpose of passing laws and maintaining order in the Jamestown Colony of Virginia and the other settlements...
Tanasee Bald, North Carolina
Image by Thomson 200

Tanasee Bald, North Carolina

Tanasee Bald viewed from the Courthouse Overlook, North Carolina, October 2016. Photograph by Thomson 200. Tanasee Bald is the mountain said to be the home of the giant Tsul'Kalu, the earth spirit who presided over hunting and hunting rituals...
North Atlantic Convoy, 1941
Image by R.G.G. Coote - Imperial War Museums

North Atlantic Convoy, 1941

A 1941 photograph taken from the battleship HMS King George V and showing ships of a North Atlantic convoy during the Second World War (1939-45). Convoys were essential to get vital supplies and weaponry from North America to Britain during...
Hopi Origin Story | Native America | Sacred Stories | PBS
Video by PBS

Hopi Origin Story | Native America | Sacred Stories | PBS

Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv | #NativeAmericaPBS Many Native American peoples share a belief that they emerged from the earth. For the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples, after they emerge they meet the caretaker of the earth...
WWII North Africa Campaign, 1940-1943
Image by Simeon Netchev

WWII North Africa Campaign, 1940-1943

This map illustrates the North Africa Campaign of World War II, spanning from 1940 to 1943 - a series of operations and battles for control of the strategic region between the Allied forces (primarily the British Commonwealth) and the Axis...
Torch - The North Africa Landings
Image by F.A.Hudson - Imperial War Museums

Torch - The North Africa Landings

A photograph showing Allied troops landing in Algeria, North Africa as part of Operation Torch, the Allied North Africa Landings of November 1942. (Imperial War Museums)
Pinson Mounds
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Pinson Mounds

The Pinson Mounds are a State Archeological Park in Madison County, Tennessee, USA enclosing a prehistoric Native American religious site comprising earthen mounds built during the Middle Woodland Period (c. 200 BCE - 500 CE). Although there...
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