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In the 1930s, Americans faced one of the biggest crises ever to hit the country. During the Great Depression, the stock market crash caused banks to close and many companies to go out of business. Millions of people lost their jobs and homes during a...

You’re living in the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion. Settlers are heading west on the Oregon Trail as they seek better lives. Will you: Go west with your family as part of a wagon train? Serve as a trail guide for a group...

It’s the 1950s and 1960s, and the United States and Soviet Union are in a race to be the first to reach the moon. Will you: Participate in the space race as a young scientist working on early rocket technology?  Experience the space race...

Synopsis: It’s 1915 and the Lusitania is set to sail from New York on its 202nd Atlantic crossing. But this will be a dangerous trip, as German U-boats lurk beneath the surface. Will you: Experience the journey as an American boy traveling in...

The era of Westward Expansion was a turning point in U.S. history. When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803, it nearly doubled the size of the nation. The president sent Lewis and Clark to learn more about...

You are on the front lines at the height of  World War II, fighting bravely against Germany and the other Axis powers. Will you: Fight alongside Filipino soldiers to defend the Philippines’ Bataan Peninsula? Struggle to push the Germans out of...

Air raid! The world’s great powers are at war again. This is the Second World War, but it is history’s first war in which airplanes play a major role. You want to fly and you want to fight. Will you: Fly with the Royal Air Force as a...

War is a time of secrets. Advances in technology during the height of World War II provide new methods for spies to keep secrets, steal information, and destroy enemy plans. You’re about to go under cover. Will you: Become a resistance fighter in...