Quoting Psalm 19:9, he reminded his audience that “the ... even transcendent framework for defining America’s identity and charting its course. In shaping both the moral cause of abolition ...

Read on to join us as we look back at the historic people and events that defined America during the 19th century… ...

In the last half of the 19th century, America underwent a series of changes. The Civil War brought tensions over slavery to a head, and resulted in thousands of deaths. Following the conflict ...

Courtesy: Library of Congress A Literary Giant Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was renowned in his day as one of the pre-eminent thinkers, writers and lecturers in America. History has only ...

In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...

Grocery stores may seem like a modern marvel, but the oldest grocery chain in the United States dates back to the 1800s.

Throughout the 19th century, that support took many forms ... In the years surrounding the Easter Rebellion, Irish-America’s support continued to play an influential role in the path to an ...

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Throughout the 19th century, that support took many forms ... In the years surrounding the Easter Rebellion, Irish-America’s support continued to play an influential role in the path to an ...