In 1649 the Iroquois, armed with Dutch guns, decimated this tribe that shares its name with a Great Lake
Because of the potato famine, more than a million emigrated from this country to the U.S. in the mid-1800s
This 1803 land acquisition included area in what is now 13 of the 50 states
After winning the disputed 1876 election, he was inaugurated to cries of "Rutherfraud"
In 1730 he assumed full ownership of the Pennsylvania Gazette
Famous for his debates with Lincoln, he served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861
In January 1935 she became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland
His final regret was "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
On April 22, 1889 "Sooners" staked claims hours ahead of schedule in Guthrie City in this territory's land grab
This 1,500-mile-long mountain system divided the Civil War into the eastern & western theaters