1776 - American Revolution. 1807 - Percussion-detonating principle patented. 1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver.

Photograph by Granger Collection/Cordon Press Holding office from 1817 to 1825, James Monroe was the last Founding Father to serve as U.S. president. His résumé was impressive: a soldier in the ...

1825. "The Erie Canal played a major part in commerce in the history of the United States," reports the Library of Congress. "Its creation helped to make New York City the chief port in the United ...

Born in La Rochelle, France on November 30, 1825, Bouguereau went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, striving to make his mark in the tradition of Renaissance painters like Titian, he was ...