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Thursday 1 May 2014
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May 01, 2014The Making of a Nation
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![The Annexation of Texas to the Union, painting by Donald M. Yena. Texas State Library and Archives Commission]()
May 01, 2014Texas Statehood is the Main Issue in 1844 Campaign
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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
