United States Resources

The copper lady dressed in robes who stands at the entrance to New York harbor is one of the largest statues ever built. Her full name is Liberty Enlightening the World, but she is better known as the Statue of …[Continue]

The Smithsonian Institution is not a single museum, but rather the world’s largest collection of museums (nineteen) housing 155 million objects and hosting 30 million visitors a year. The Smithsonian was founded in 1846 to “increase knowledge”, per the wishes …[Continue]

The world’s first national park, Yellowstone National Park, was established on March 1, 1872 by President Ulysses Grant. Forty-four years later, on August 25, 1916, the National Park Service was established by Congress. Today there are fifty-eight National Parks in …[Continue]

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. Among the rights protected are freedom of speech, the right to bare arms, and protection from unreasonable search. Although originally opposed by pro-constitution Federalists, …[Continue]

The copper lady dressed in robes that stands at the entrance to New York harbor is one of the largest statues ever built. Her full name is Liberty Enlightening the World, but she is better known as the Statue of …[Continue]

The Department of the Treasury is part of the United States federal government. The Treasury prints and mints all paper money and coins, collects federal taxes, and manages government debt. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 …[Continue]

Aloha! President William McKinley signed a resolution annexing Hawaii as an unincorporated territory of the United States on July 7, 1898. Hawaii remained a territory until becoming our fiftieth state on August 21, 1959. Its natural beauty and tropical climate …[Continue]