The right to vote has been a longstanding issue for African Americans in the United States, with a long and complicated history. In the late 19th century, African Americans in the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) were denied the right to vote, despite being citizens of the United States. In…

The United States and Cuba have a long and complicated history, marked by periods of cooperation and conflict. In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew the government of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and established a socialist state aligned with the Soviet Union. The United States, which had long supported…

Solomon Northup was a free man living in New York in the mid-1800s. However, in 1841, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South. He was forced to work on a plantation in Louisiana for 12 years, during which time he was subjected to harsh and inhumane…

The Battle of Princeton was a key victory for American General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. It took place on January 3, 1777, near Princeton, New Jersey. Prior to the battle, British General Lord Cornwallis had pursued Washington’s army across New Jersey, and Washington had been forced to…

John Hay was an American statesman and diplomat who served as the Secretary of State under President William McKinley and President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1899, Hay announced the Open Door Policy, a set of principles intended to promote trade and commercial relations between the United States and China. The Open…