As the British attempted to sever American patriot supply lines in the ports surrounding Long Island, George Washington moved his troops to defend Revolutionary War supplies and efforts. The battle would become one of the bloodiest days to date.

The Palmer Raids were a series of arrests, interrogations and deportations of suspected immigrant anarchists, socialists and communists radicalizing within the United States.

The Scopes Monkey Trial was a public case in Dayton, Tennessee, regarding the teaching of evolution in schools defying the Christian fundamentalist belief in creationism. While evolutionists lost the legal case, Christian fundamentalists lost in the court of public opinion.

The Empire State Building was built in the midst of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s. It was the world’s tallest skyscraper of its time, measuring 1,250 feet.

Mount Rushmore was a project conceived by Doane Robinson to attract tourism to South Dakota. Designed and sculpted by Gutzon Borglum, the monument was completed in 1941.

Since the first Europeans landed on Plymouth Rock, alcohol has been a centerpiece in American culture. In response to the negative side effects of alcohol, the prohibition era outlawed the production and consumption of alcohol, ushering in a period of organized crime and illegal consumption.

The White House was first built at the turn of the 19th Century, but was burned to the ground by the British during the War of 1812. Rebuilt and remodeled by multiple presidents, the modern White House has 132 rooms totaling 55,000 square feet.