Did You Know? The first attempt to assassinate a president was on Andrew Jackson by Richard Lawrence, a house painter. Both of his guns misfired, however—an...
Did You Know? The phrase “United States of America” was first published anonymously in the Virginia Gazette newspaper in Williamsburg, Virginia, on April 6, 1776.
Did You Know? That during the Second World War, the US Army maintained a tactical deception unit. It consisted of numerous artists, film set designers and...
Did You Know? America conducted its first-ever peacetime draft in 1940, in response to Hitler’s invasion of France. If drafted, men between the ages of 21 to 35 were...
Did You Know? The Washington Monument was once known to be the tallest structure in the world. Sitting at 555 feet and 5 1/8 inches tall,...