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Map of the Bulgarian Empire under Tsar Samuil - Campaigns against Byzantium and the Struggle for the Balkans
The rise and reign of Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria (effective rule c. 976–997; tsar 997–1014) marked the final sustained effort of the First Bulgarian Empire...
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Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, photograph by Judson McCranie, 11 October 2009. Shown here is Fort Sumter, a notable location in US history that marked the beginning of the American Civil War. It is now...
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Major Robert Anderson
Major Robert Anderson, photograph by Mathew Brady, circa 1860 to circa 1865. Major Robert Anderson was the Union commander of Fort Sumter, the site of the first battle of the American Civil War. Anderson’s actions ensured...
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter
Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States, April 13, 1861, woodcut by an unknown artist, 27 April 1861. This woodcut shows the opening of the American Civil War, the attack on Fort Sumter by...
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Fort Sumter Storm Flag
The storm flag of Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, 1861, photograph by an unknown photographer. After the original larger garrison flag became ripped, it was replaced by the smaller storm flag shown here, which flew...
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The Twelve Longest Discovery Expeditions in the Age of Sail - Exploration, Science, and the Expansion of Global Knowledge
The Age of Sail (c. 1400–1860 CE) witnessed a dramatic expansion of long-distance maritime exploration, driven by commercial ambitions, imperial...
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Map of the United States at the Outbreak of Civil War, 1861 - Slavery, Secession, and the 1860 Presidential Election
In early 1861, the United States faced an unprecedented constitutional crisis rooted in the expansion and protection of slavery. Abraham Lincoln’s...
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Map of Roman Hispania under Hadrian, c. 125 CE - Administration and Urban Networks in the Iberian Peninsula
Roman Hispania under Hadrian (reign 117–138 CE) represented the outcome of a long and often violent process of conquest, beginning during the Second Punic...
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Homestead and the Building of the Barbed Wire Fences
The Homestead and the Building of the Barbed Wire Fences, oil on paperboard by John Steuart Curry, c. 1935-1943. The Homestead Act of 1862 accelerated settlement of the Western territory, guaranteeing...
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Early Homestead, Nicodemus, Kansas
Early homestead, Nicodemus, Kansas, c. late 19th century. The Homestead Act of 1862 accelerated settlement of the Western territory, guaranteeing title to 160 acres of surveyed land for each claimant who worked...
