Shrapnel from a 1916 munitions storage plant explosion in Jersey City, NJ damaged this famous statue
Born a slave around 1797, she became famous as a preacher, abolitionist & women's rights activist
Frances Perkins was trying to improve working conditions in these in the 1910s, Kathie Lee in the '90s
In 1844 John C. Fremont crossed the Sierra Nevada & this John C. became Secretary of State
If this act hadn't passed July 14, 1798, we would have had just the Alien Acts
Francisco Lopez found this precious metal in California in 1842, before the rush
In 1191 this "Lion-Hearted" king of England captured Cyprus & Acre during the Crusades
Before cotton became king, this plant that yields a violet dye was a popular southern crop
This battleship on which the WWII Japanese surrender terms were signed saw combat during the Gulf War
In 1873 President Grant proclaimed this city the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876