American History Archives - Page 24 of 47 - Daily Dose Documentary
  • August 9, 2022

    Scopes Monkey Trial: Evolutionists vs Christian Fundamentalists

    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.

  •  
  • Prosectors in the scopes monkey trial of evolution vs christianity
  • August 5, 2022

    Empire State Building History

    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.

  •  
  • empire state building construction history and facts
  • August 4, 2022

    Mount Rushmore: How it was Sculpted

    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.

  •  
  • Mount Rushmore monument to American Presidents
  • August 2, 2022

    Prohibition Era in America

    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.

  •  
  • Alcohol being disposed after the 18th Amendment during prohibition era in America.
  • July 29, 2022

    White House History

    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.

  •  
  • Painting of the early white house in Washington DC
  • July 28, 2022

    Hurricane Katrina: Deadly and Destructive Category 3 Storm of 2005

    Hurricane Katrina was a category 3 storm that made landfall on August 29th, 2005. New Orleans would be the epicenter of FEMA’s failed response with 112,000 people trapped in the Superdome or rapidly flooding homes.

  •  
  • Doppler radar of hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana
  • July 26, 2022

    Child Labor in America

    From colonial times through the industrial revolution, child labor in America grew to a staggering 18% of the American workforce. It wasn’t until the 20th Century when reforms would be made.

  •  
  • children working in American factory during industrial revolution