By the 1890s, the United States was becoming an urban nation, and railroads supplied cities and towns with food, fuel, building materials, and access to markets. Railroads could bring a city economic prosperity. They even helped with the growth of … Continue reading →

Ernest Hogan (1865 – 1909) The first African-American entertainer to produce and star on Broadway and helped create the musical genre of ragtime. The song that made him famous, “All Coons Look Alike to Me” was an enormous hit and … Continue reading →

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Pop art– a movement in modern art that imitates the methods, styles, and themes of popular culture and mass media “She was known to be associated with high profile men of power and till today conspiracy … Continue reading →

Henry ford gave America the assembly line and model T, and ignited America’s love affair with the automobile. His development of  the assembly line techniques allowed the first mass production of vehicles. Then after, turned the United States into a … Continue reading →

A US patrol captures North Korean prisoners in 1950. Korea, which had been ruled by Japan since 1905, was divided along the 38th parallel after the Second World War, with the Russians in control of North Korea, and the Americans … Continue reading →

American patriots under the command of General George Washington set out to free themselves from the rule and tyranny of King George III. The British set forth to subdue the uprising and accumulated in New York the largest expeditionary force … Continue reading →