American history

American history

Contributors in American history

American history

During the 1972 presidential campaign, burglars, tied to the Nixon White House, were caught installing eavesdropping devices in Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate Complex in Washington, ...

Women's Army Corps (WAC)

History; American history

The auxiliary women's unit to the U. S. Army.

Workmen's Compensation Laws

History; American history

Legislation establishing mandatory insurance to be carried by employers to cover on the job injuries to their workers, it was a reform that provided protection to workers while also lowering the risk ...

Yalta Conference

History; American history

The meeting between President Franklin Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet premier Joseph Stalin at Yalta in the Russian Crimea in February 1945 to determine the post ...

William Lloyd Garrison

History; American history

The leader of radical abolitionism, Garrison sought immediate freedom for slaves without compensation to their owners.

Wilmot Proviso

History; American history

An amendment to an 1846 appropriations bill that would have forbade slavery from any territory acquired from Mexico. The amendment passed the House twice but was defeated in the Senate.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCT)

History; American history

An organisation led by Frances Willard to stop the abuse of alcohol, it joined forces with other groups in the movement for the prohibition of alcohol to reduce such problems as wife abuse.