By 1830, there were more than 2 million slaves in the United States, worth over a billion dollars (compared to annual federal revenues of less than 25 million). And their numbers were growing.

Countries come and go, and the world map is constantly evolving ... In 1858, it became known as the Grenadine Confederation, ...

The obvious intention of those European Powers with whom friendly relations are desirable, is to apply to the United States principle of international law invented or revived for the occasion ...

Abraham Lincoln is best remembered for preserving the Union. However, his notable career as an Illinois lawyer had a profound ...

The scene in the U S House of Representatives on the passage of the proposition to amend the Constitution, according to the ...

August Sartorius von Waltershausen (1852-1938) was an eminent German economist who visited the United States at the beginning of the 1880s ... Eric Arnesen, Labor History contains: 1 b/w illus. 1 map ...

The United States satellite images displayed are infrared ... of gaps in data transmitted from the orbiters. This is the map for US Satellite. A weather satellite is a type of satellite that ...

E. DELAFIELD SMITH SWORN IN. E.D. SMITH, Esq., the newly appointed United States District-Attorney for the Southern District of New-York, received his commission yesterday from Washington ...

The United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone map divides this northerly state into six zones ... with at least 37,000 troops during the U.S. Civil War between 1861 and 1865. After ...

Rain with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C) and a 71% chance of precipitation. Winds NE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 69% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 ...

The United States satellite images displayed are infrared ... of gaps in data transmitted from the orbiters. This is the map for US Satellite. A weather satellite is a type of satellite that ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from NNW to NW at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 73 °F (22.8 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 92 °F (33.3 ...