Charleston Slave Docks

The city of Charleston, SC was one of America's first major cities, settled in 1670. Originally called "Charles Town" (after King Charles II of England), Charleston was the primary station for the import and export of goods in the southern ...

Pittsburgh's Hill District_Malina Suity

In the 1950s, the city of Pittsburgh demolished 95 acres of the Lower Hill neighborhood to construct what would one day be the Civic Arena. The project displaced over 1,000 families, with many relocating to public housing, and cut a ...

Times Square_Malina Suity

In January of 2011, New York City celebrated the completion of the 30-year renovation of Times Square. In the 1970s and 80s, Times Square was home to pornography, prostitution and drug dealing and many of the billboards around the square ...

Harwick Mine Disaster_Malina Suity

Imagine an entire community's population and livelihood devastated by a single event. That was what happened to the people in the small mining town of Harwick, Pennsylvania on the morning of January 25th, 1904. The mine was new, it had ...

Gallaudet University

At a time when education for disabled students was uncommon, Gallaudet University was the first collegiate level educational institution for deaf and visually impaired students.

In 1856, Amos Kendall, former United States Postmaster, donated two acres of land and hired ...

The Apollo Theater

Located in the Harlem district of New York City, a historically African-American community, the Apollo is widely considered one of the most influential theaters in American culture. Throughout it's history, the Apollo offered opportunities for African-Americans unavailable elsewhere.

In 1914, ...

William and Mary

The College of William and Mary is the second oldest university in the United States. It received its charter from King William III and Queen Mary II of England on February 8, 1693. The charter requested the establishment of a ...

Irish Memorial National Monument

In the nineteenth century, it was inconceivable that an agricultural disease could dramatically change the demographics of Ireland forever. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s, poor potato farmers helplessly watched as blight completely dissolved their potato crops, leaving only stalks.

What ...

World Trade Center Site

On May 2, 2011, President Barack Obama announced to the American people the death of Osama bin Laden, the lead mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks. bin Laden's death brought some relief and closure to many Americans. However, his ...

Bosley Hall/The Old Baltimore Jail

It is ironic that local executives turned the Old Baltimore County Jail, which once housed convicted felons during the 18th and 19th centuries, into an office building.

Still showing off its pre-Civil War prison architecture, visitors to the city of ...