Texas’s struggle for independence from Mexico and its annexation by the United States led to the Mexican War. From 1846 to ...

In 1848, a rugged survey set California’s northern border—crooked and hard to find, yet still standing today, a testament to sheer grit and old-school guesswork.

This is the story of the 1848 European revolutions, one of the most dramatic and significant moments in the history of the ...