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USHistoryAndTravel.com is a user-contributed site. We provide the basic framework, but you, the user, are the ones keep our database current. We believe this works out best for everyone. Imagine if every person in the U.S. just entered a few local historical spots from their town? We'd all be able to make our own personal favorite vacation plans!

We just simply ask you to give a little bit of your town's history, and read alot about the history from all across the country!

This site is still new and growing. It has long term goals to provide:

  • "Today in History" feature, displaying U.S. historical events that occurred each day.
  • "Did you know?" section that details fascinating facts about American history.
  • In depth research on topics such as American Presidents, wars such as the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and so forth.
  • Information on hundreds of historical landmarks, museums, battlefields and monuments celebrating our nation.
  • A vacation planner, to assist in finding monuments of interest, searchable by themes, location, etc.
  • And much more!

Did you know?


Did you know that Thomas Cole founded the Hudson River School in Catskill, NY in the early 1800's? His home (Cedar Grove), and the home of another member of the School, Frederic Edwin Church (called Olana), still stand today in the scenic Catskill mountains.

Today in History


On July 4, 1826...

President John Adams died at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts

On July 4, 1826...

President Thomas Jefferson died at Monticello

On July 4, 1872...

President Calvin Coolidge was born at his family farm in Plymouth Notch, Vermont

On July 4, 1831...

President James Monroe died in New York City from heart failure and tuberculosis

On July 4, 1776...

Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, declared the independence of "the United States of America" by signing the Declaration of Independence

On July 4, 1891...

Vice President Hannibal Hemlin died

This Past Week in History

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