Modern protectionists are desperate to find historical examples of tariffs promoting industrialization and economic growth.

Activists today can learn from John Brown’s raid on a federal arsenal and from the Black abolitionists who inspired him.

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The 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was a pivotal moment in the intersection of media, politics and culture. It was the first election to feature televised debates, and Kennedy ...

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, is celebrated for preserving the Union during the Civil War and ...

1812: British forces defeat US forces attempting to invade Canada at the Battle of Queenstown Heights. 1860: The oldest surviving aerial photo is taken from a balloon of Boston, Massachusettes.