In 1874, The New York Herald falsely claimed that several animals escaped from the Central Park Zoo, and panic ensued. Using the helpful infographic, pupils discover more instances of fake news throughout history, from as far back as 63...

Adult cigarette smoking has decreased in recent years, but it is still the number one cause of preventable disease and death in America. An infographic breaks cigarette smoking down by education level, geographical region, gender, race,...

This 1760s Georgian house and estate was home to three historically important individuals: Massachusetts colonial Lieutenant Governor Thomas Oliver (who had the house built), Massachusetts Governor and US Vice President Elbridge Gerry,...

Biographical summary of Mill's most important writings as related to the events in his life. Scroll to his most controversial, "On Liberty",written in 1859 on the decline of individualism and fear of mass democracy. Some critics point to...

A map of the United States showing the results of the House vote on the Force Bill of 1833 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The map is keyed to show the areas of votes for or against the bill. The bill authorized Jackson to use...

The Charlottetown Conference is discussed with great detail as the site provides the researcher with important facts and background information of this event. Included is access to a newspaper article written at the time about the event...

The Quebec Conference is discussed with great detail as the site provides the researcher with important facts and background information of this event. Included is access to the full text of the 72 resolutions and links for further...