To encourage settlement of the West, the government opened former Indian reservation land to homesteaders.
To encourage settlement of the West, the government opened former Indian reservation land to homesteaders.
The 1898 explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba sparked the Spanish-American War.
The 1898 explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba sparked the Spanish-American War.
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population.
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population.
Photographer Lewis Hine documented child labor to urge passage of legislation protecting children from abuse.
Photographer Lewis Hine documented child labor to urge passage of legislation protecting children from abuse.
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In 1913, Congress authorized dam construction in Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley, despite objections of conservationists.
In 1913, Congress authorized dam construction in Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley, despite objections of conservationists.
Pittsburgh’s steel mills propelled industrial prosperity, but left its residents living in smoke and smog.
Pittsburgh’s steel mills propelled industrial prosperity, but left its residents living in smoke and smog.