Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark 1954 US Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. It overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine.

Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to attend an all-white school in New Orleans, symbolizing the fight for racial integration in the US.

In 1846, John Fremont led a survey party to the Sacramento River, where they massacred innocent Native Americans.

Cowboys emerged in the American West in the late 1800s as cattle herders and ranchers, known for their skills in riding, roping, and branding cattle.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed popular sovereignty in newly created territories, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise and sparking conflict over the expansion of slavery. It was a major catalyst for the American Civil War.

The Mayflower voyage was a trip from England to America in 1620, by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom. The journey was challenging, but the Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony and played a key role in shaping American history.

Robert Kennedy’s funeral train traveled from NYC to Washington, DC on June 8, 1968. Mourners lined the tracks to pay their respects as the train carried Kennedy’s body to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.