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The election of 1860 was one of the most pivotal moments in the political history of the United States and was one of the direct causes of the American Civil War. It came at a point...

The US presidential election of 1796 was the first contested presidential election in the history of the United States. John Adams, the candidate of the Federalist Party, won the presidency, defeating his rival, Thomas...

The Election of 1864 was one of the most important United States presidential elections of the 19th century. Occurring amidst the American Civil War (1861-1865), the election...

The US presidential election of 1789 was the first presidential election to take place after the ratification of the United States Constitution. Held on 4 February 1789, it resulted in the unanimous election of George...

The United States remained neutral in the first three years of the First World War (1914-18) but did finally join the conflict at the end of 1917 following the threat of unrestricted submarine...

The US presidential election of 1800, referred to by Jeffersonians as the Revolution of 1800, was a turning point in the early political history of the United States. It resulted in the victory of Vice President Thomas...

Bombs being dropped by US aircraft on the Japanese city of Kobe in WWII's Pacific War, 4 June 1945. US Air Force

An 1823 copy of the US Declaration of Independence by William Stone; the original was written by Thomas Jefferson and other congressional delegates and passed on 4 July 1776.

The US Capitol Building around the year 1800, before it was burnt by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812. The Capitol Building housed both the US Congress and the Supreme Court. Painting by William Russell Birch...

A photograph of a member of the United States Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard stood in a trench on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). (US National Archives)