Can Apple take a cut of every App Store sale but say Apple customers can’t sue them over what they pay? No, no they can’t. […]
Why Do Four States Call Themselves Commonwealths?
Are there really 50 states? Absolutely. But four of them use a slightly different name. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky officially call themselves commonwealths. So […]
What is a U.S. Territory?
You can be born in America, be a U.S. citizen, and still not be able to vote for president. Welcome to U.S. territories. We hear […]
What Makes a Dollar Worth $1?
If you have a $20 bill in your pocket, what actually makes it worth $20? It’s not gold. You can’t walk into the Federal Reserve, […]
Thomas Jefferson
Every president leaves office and makes decisions we’re still living with today. Thomas Jefferson certainly did. He wrote the words “all men are created equal,” […]
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the first president to come into office with ambitious plans to modernize America. But most of those plans never happened. America’s […]
How Much Does Height Matter in America?
Nearly 1 in 3 Fortune 500 CEOs in one famous survey was 6’2″ or taller. But many of America’s best-known company founders are much closer […]
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
The Steamboat Case That Shaped Interstate Commerce What does a fight between two steamboat operators have to do with how America does business today? A […]
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Few Supreme Court decisions have had a bigger impact on American history than Dred Scott v. Sandford. Today, it’s widely regarded as one of the […]
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
The Case That Changed Marriage in America Interracial marriage wasn’t legal everywhere in America until 1967. Loving v. Virginia, decided in 1967, is one of […]