History

Few Native American leaders have inspired as much admiration as Tecumseh and his younger brother, Tenskwatawa, better known as the Prophet. Together, they led...

The election of 1800 didn’t unfold with muskets or barricades, yet it transformed the United States more profoundly than many events that did. This...

The United States emerged from the American Revolution united in victory but divided almost immediately over what that victory meant. The Constitution had settled...

The early American republic did not emerge fully formed from the Revolution—it had to be invented, argued over, and lived into by real people...

Alexander Hamilton rose from obscurity in the Caribbean to become one of the indispensable architects of the United States. As George Washington’s trusted aide...

America’s identity has always been wrapped in a tension between faith, history, and national myth. This episode steps back from the chronological march of...

The latest installment of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story traces the turbulent years when the young United States stood on the brink...

George Washington’s Farewell Address stands among the most influential political documents in American history. Published in September 1796 as he prepared to retire from...

The American Revolution may have ended on the battlefield, but the true test of the new nation began in the uneasy silence that followed....

  This post is part of our collection and series The Empire: A 250 Year American Story. Each week for the duration of 2026, new...