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The 102 Mayflower passengers were a diverse group made up of religious separatists (later known as pilgrims) and others referred to by the pilgrims as Strangers (people who did not share their faith). The ship also had a crew of approximately...

The New York and New Jersey Campaign (3 July 1776 to 3 January 1777) was a pivotal campaign waged during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) for control of New York City, the Hudson River, and the resource-rich state of New Jersey...

The American invasion of Quebec (September 1775-June 1776) was a military campaign undertaken during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to induce the Province of Quebec to join the rebellion, the Second Continental Congress...

The Olive Branch Petition was a letter adopted by the Second Continental Congress on 5 July 1775 and sent to King George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) in a final attempt at reconciliation in the early months of the American Revolutionary...

Daily life in Colonial America was hard, and travel was dangerous. One could easily be robbed or killed by any number of outlaws or people simply driven to desperation by poverty. There was also the very good chance of being murdered for...

DNA molecular model, kit made by Griffin & George, 1986. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule that carries the genetic instructions for all humans. The structure is a double helix, two long strands twisted like a ladder. The structure...

Double helix model of DNA, metal reconstruction by King's College after Francis Crick and James Watson, 1977. The Watson-Crick model of DNA was built by James Watson (1928-2025) and Francis Crick (1916-2004) in 1953. The reconstruction depicted...

Watson and Crick at Banbury meeting, 1983. A photograph of the co-discoverers of DNA's structure, James Watson (1928-2025) and Francis Crick (1916-2004), posing in front of a double helix model at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Banbury...

Nashville, Tenn. Federal outer line, photograph by J. F. Coonley, 16 December 1864. Depicted here is the outer line of Union forces on the second day of the Battle of Nashville (15-16 December 1864), a decisive Federal victory in the American...

Battle of Nashville, oil on canvas painting by Howard Pyle, 1906. Depicted here is a Union charge at the Battle of Nashville (15-16 December 1864), a decisive Federal victory in the American Civil War in which the Confederate army under...