He was searching for the island of Bimini & the Fountain of Youth when he landed off Florida in 1513
Since 1937 this military post has been the site of the United States' gold bullion depository
Total number of stars on the U.S. flag in 1777
He's the leader of the Union forces, seen here
After a plea from his son, Abe Lincoln was the first to give a presidential pardon to one of these birds
On July 22, 1987 this Soviet leader agreed to a U.S. proposal to ban medium- & short-range nuclear weapons
In September 1964 the Warren Commission concluded that he acted alone in JFK's assassination
On December 20, 1860, as a result of Lincoln's election, this state seceded from the Union
Fleeing the capital on August 24, 1814, she took a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington with her
In 1916 President Wilson sent this brigadier general into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa