Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.

From 1800-1860, America went through rapid growth and development. View this slideshow to see pictures, charts, maps,primary source documents and a detailed timeline of Virginia during the Antebellum Era.

This famous portrait in Canadian History by John T. Lee, showing the capture of the American Chesapeake during the War of 1812 by the British HMS Shannon, is reproduced on the Living Memory website from the National Library of Canada.

Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr (5 January 1779 - 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable for his heroism in the Barbary Wars and in the War of 1812. He was the youngest man to reach the rank of captain in the history of the...