InLessons from HistorybyRussell Cobb·Sep 7The Tree that Explains a NationThe Council Oak Tree and the Birth of Tulsa, the Oil Capital of the WorldA response icon1A response icon1
InDay in HistorybyJohn Thomson·May 14U.S. Attacks MexicoBorder tensions lead to invasionA response icon2A response icon2
Eric MacNaughton·Apr 22The Reaper of Gaia: Chapter 1A warm breeze carried the smell of pine needles through the valley. The stench of the body that stretched across the trail did not bother…
InArt & Design History ExplorationsbyConrad Meaders·Oct 31, 2025Slavery, Turmoil, and Westward ExpansionUnfortunately, none of William Sidney Mount’s Artwork was on display at the MFA, and only one painting of George Caleb Bingham’s was on…
InArt & Design History ExplorationsbyZachary T·Oct 20, 2025WESTWARD EXPANSION AND THE SUBLIMEThis painting beautifully captures the spirit of wanderlust, which is the deep yearning to explore new frontiers and connect with…
InArt & Design History ExplorationsbyKat Hoppe·Oct 19, 2025Wanderlust and Westward ExpansionAlbert Bierstadt beautifully captures the breathtaking scenery of the western United States in his Valley of the Yosemite. He makes the…
Albert Bates·May 7, 2025Sophie Mousseau (1859–1936)A lot of history in a single imageA response icon1A response icon1
Hassam Bukhari·Oct 21, 2024The Journey That Shaped the American WestThe Oregon Trail is one of the roughly 2,000-mile routes beginning from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon. Hundreds of…A response icon3A response icon3
Hassam Bukhari·Oct 21, 2024First Pioneers on the Oregon TrailHistory was made in September 1840 when Robert Newell and Joseph L. Meek, with their families, traveled by wagon from Fort Hall, Idaho, to…A response icon3A response icon3
Austin Modica·Mar 14, 2023The Re-education of the Native American YouthBefore Columbus sailed the ocean blue and ‘discovered’ the Americas, there were already diverse tribes of people who had settled in this…
