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Let's Dine Out

Has your family ever taken a long car trip? Did you eat at restaurants or shop along the way? On the Oregon Trail, pioneers could not stop in restaurants or grocery stores.

From Point A to Point B

Before railways extended across the continent in the mid- to late 1800s, getting from one coast to the other in North America was a real trek.

A TRUE PIONEER

DR. D'S MYSTERY HERO

Diamonds BURIED HERE

STRANGE-LOOKING A PLANT TELLS PROSPECTORS WHERE TO DIG.

Getting Started

The people who settled the United States have a history of being restless. They often were on the move, always searching for a better place to live. The first settlers who sailed from Europe crossed the Atlantic Ocean. They established colonies along North America’s eastern coastline.

Danger on the Trail

About 20,000 emigrants died on the Oregon Trail. That averaged to about one grave for every 100 yards from the Missouri River to the Willamette Valley. And because pioneers had to keep to a steady pace each day, burials on the trail were hasty. There often was no time to create a marker to note a burial site.

Routes Well Traveled

The United States is not the only country that celebrates its historic routes. But the routes included here are much older!

TRICIA NADEAU

Coolest job ever. No, make that the hottest job ever. As a volcanologist, Tricia Nadeau has a front-row seat to erupting volcanoes.

THE MAGMA HAMMER STRIKES

Tonga's Recent Massive Underwater Eruption

Last Stop, Independence

For many Oregon Trail pioneers, Independence, Missouri, was the last stop in the United States. Soon after it was founded in 1827, the waterfront town became a strategic city on the Missouri River.

Deadly Lakes

WHAT ARE LIMNIC ERUPTIONS?

IO'S ON FIRE

Volcanoes in Our Solar System and Beyond

The Curious Case of the Missing Valcano

A MASSIVE VOLCANO CAN'T JUST VANISH. OR CAN IT?

Big Blasts From the Past

Volcanic eruptions that changed history, science, and our world

When a Volcano Screams

Methods to the madness of monitoring volcanoes

Along Rivers and Through Prairies

An Interview With Dr. Robert Moore

Remember..... and Forget

THE SCIENCE OF MEMORY

Decoding the Brain

STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING BRAIN ACTIVITY AND HOW THE MIND WORKS

HOW DOWN SYNDROME MAKES A BRAIN Beautifully DIFFERENT

Seeing people for their abilities, not their diagnoses

Getting Started

During James Monroe's lifetime, the 13 American Colonies D broke away from England and fought and won the Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

The Monroe Doctrine

The American continents... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.\" With these words, President James Monroe announced his foreign policy to the world. It became known as the Monroe Doctrine.

The Family Behind the President

A year after meeting, James Monroe and Elizabeth Korthright were married on February 16, 1786. James met Elizabeth in New York, while he was serving in the Continental Congress.

Keeping the Legacy Alive

Several sites in Virginia work to keep alive James Monroe's legacy. In Westermoreland County, Monroe Hall, Monroe's birthplace and the place he called home until he was 16 years old, has been re-created.

The American Colonization Society

In 1821, President James Monroe signed into law the controversial Missouri Compromise.

REBUILDING FROM THE ASHES

On New Year's Day 1818, President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth Monroe hosted a large public 0 reception at the White House. It signified the home's official reopening. The magnificently redecorated residence impressed foreign diplomats and Americans alike.

Claiming the Continent

When President James IS Monroe took office in 1817, he gave his inaugural address in a scarred capital. The United States still was recovering from the War of 1812 (1812-1815), during which the British had set fire to the city.

WOULD YOU UPLOAD YOUR MIND INTO A COMPUTER?

AS FAR AS SCIENCE CAN TELL, THE BRAIN CREATES YOUR SENSE OF SELF.

Binding the Republic Together

John C. Calhoun of South Carolina addressed his fellow legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives in February 1817 with these words: \"Let us... bind the Republic together with a perfect system of roads and canals. Let us conquer space.\"

VIRGINIA PATRIOT

For most of his life, James Monroe lived a life of public service. That dedication to the future of the United States began when Monroe was a teenager.

NICHO HATSOPOULOS

Nicho Hatsopoulos develops systems that allow people to control computers and robots with just their thoughts.