Not only did the Kennedy-Nixon debates change the outcome of the 1960 election, but it also started a new era in which crafting a public image was essential to executing a successful political campaig...

More than 150 years ago this week, Lincoln formally signed his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which warned Confederate states that he wanted to free all persons held as slaves within the rebel...

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important and influential documents in American history. But, did you know that there was also a “Declaration of Dependence”? In 1776, the same y...

William Taft, our 27th president, is known for many things, but being an effective president is not one of them. President Taft attended Yale and climbed the political ladder through his knowledge of ...

Each president leaves his own unique mark on our country. Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th president, made his mark in several ways throughout his eight years of presidency. He was well known for his frie...

We thought we’d celebrate the upcoming holidays by sharing some things you may not know about the history of this season! Because it was considered a British custom, many people in early America spu...

Most adults in the United States say they will never forget where they were when they heard that President Kennedy was shot. Our younger adult generation will never forget where they were when they le...

Through a new partnership with Montpelier, WorldStrides participants have the exciting opportunity to explore the newly restored home of the Father of the Constitution and the woman who inspired the ...

Elena Kagan was sworn in as the country’s 112th Supreme Court justice after being confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 63-37 last week. This is the first time three female Supreme Court justices h...

When Chips Norcross led a group of students on a history trip to Washington, D.C., in spring of 2010, his second trip as a Program Leader with WorldStrides, there was no doubt that his students were a...