Benjamin Franklin might have made a huge impact on the United States postal system, but he was not the founder. The postal system actually began thousands of years earlier.

Slavery in America was not a new institution. It was though a very brutal one that brought slave treatment into the world's view and helped bring down its reign.

Legend is always inspiring and the Alamo is not an exception. But what really is the truth of that famous fight?

Check out history books, games, movies, and more. You never know what you can find from history just a click away.

The classical movie, Spartacus can be a great way to study history.

The famous fight at the OK Corral has gone down into history as the ultimate fight of good and evil. But what is reality and what is myth?

Amelia Earhart was a woman who defied the standards and showed the women of the world how to fly. What caused this woman to want to take her feet off the ground and soar with the birds?

Much of American colonization was from the large population of indentured servants.

If you are interested in early American history and the influence of its women, Ladies of Liberty might be worth checking out. Author Cokie Roberts does a great job in exploring the influence of all the women that were the driving force behind the young America.

One of our largest states with a large amount resources was once laughed at for even considering purchasing it. Alaska was bought so cheap that it was almost a steal.