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Thursday 24 April 2014
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April 24, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![An artist's impression of President William Henry Harrison's March 4, 1841 inauguration in Washington. Harrison declined the offer of a closed carriage and rode on horseback to the Capitol, braving cold temperatures and a northeast wind. After speaking f]()
April 24, 2014'Tippecanoe and Tyler Too' Bring Whigs to White House
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April 17, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![An 1839 portrait of Joseph Cinque, or Sengbe Pieh, by New Haven, Conn., abolitionist and painter Nathaniel Jocelyn. Cinque was the leader of a group of Africans who, in 1839, overthrew the crew of the slave ship La Amistad.]()
April 17, 2014Supreme Court Rules in Amistad Slave Ship Case
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April 10, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![This is an 18th Century watercolor by an unknown artist of the Spanish ship La Amistad whose crew were overthrown by their cargo of African slaves. The Africans were eventualy captured by a U.S. Navy ship and jailed in New Haven, Conn. After a trial they]()
April 10, 2014Abolitionists, Amistad Raise Slavery Issue
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April 03, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States, is seen in this undated photo.]()
April 03, 2014Whigs See Chance to Defeat Van Buren
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March 27, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![An undated portrait of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren (1837-1841). (AP Photo/NYPL Picture Collection)]()
March 27, 20141837 Brings New President, Economic Crisis
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March 20, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![Daguerrotype photograph of Andrew Jackson in 1845 near the end of his life]()
March 20, 2014Andrew Jackson Leaves Office; Van Buren Becomes President
