but living freely on America's western frontier nevertheless appealed to thousands of men. These photos were taken across the American West between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.

BEN WATTENBERG: Through the early 1800s, immigration to America had looked like this: primarily English, Scottish, German and Scandinavian. But between 1880 and the 1920s the flow changed.

The earliest known American sampler was made by Loara Standish of the Plymouth ... needlework skills needed to operate the family household. By the late 1700s and early 1800s, schools or academies for ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A university in Shreveport, Louisiana, is working hard to teach people from the region what ...

The tradition of voting on a Tuesday in November dates back to the 1800s, influenced by religious practices and agricultural ...