Women in History
Landmark Cities
Musical Milestones
Presidential Places
Golden Age of Television
100
This courageous abolitionist guided dozens of enslaved people to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
100
Serving as the nation's capital during the Revolutionary War, it's where both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed.
Philadelphia
100
His historic 1956 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show caused a national sensation.
Elvis Presley
100
Located in Fairfax County, Virginia, this beautiful estate along the Potomac River was the beloved home of George Washington.
Mount Vernon
100
This 1950s sitcom starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz was the first scripted television show filmed before a live studio audience.
I Love Lucy
200
She became an American icon during WWI and WWII as a symbol of the millions of women working in factories and shipyards.
Rosie the Riveter?
200
This midwestern city, known as the "Windy City," was home to the historic 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Chicago
200
This classic 1893 patriotic song boasts lyrics about "purple mountain majesties" and "amber waves of grain."
America the Beautiful
200
Thomas Jefferson personally designed this plantation home in Virginia, which is featured on the back of the U.S. nickel.
Monticello
200
This iconic news anchor for CBS was widely called "the most trusted man in America" during the 1960s and 1970s.
Walter Cronkite
300
This aviation pioneer disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during her attempt to fly around the globe.
Amelia Earhart
300
Founded by the French in 1718, this vibrant southern port city is world-famous for its historic French Quarter and jazz music.
New Orleans
300
This legendary record label, founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit in 1959, launched the careers of The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder.
Motwon
300
This rustic, wooded presidential retreat in Maryland has hosted historic international peace accords since the FDR era.
Camp David
300
This beloved western series following the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa ranch ran for 14 seasons from 1959 to 1973.
Bonanza
400
Her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955 sparked a pivotal civil rights boycott.
Rosa Parks
400
This Massachusetts city was the site of a famous 1770 "Massacre" that fueled anti-British sentiment across the colonies.
Boston
400
Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to this national anthem while watching the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
The Star-Spangled Banner
400
Andrew Jackson's historic, columned estate located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, goes by this name.
The Hermitage
400
This legendary anthology series, created and hosted by Rod Serling, used science fiction to comment on social history.
The Twilight Zone
500
This Shoshone woman served as a crucial guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition between 1804 and 1806.
Sacagawea
500
This city served as the very first capital of the United States under the current Constitution from 1789 to 1790.
New York City
500
This African American composer wrote famous syncopated piano pieces like The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag.
Scott Joplin
500
This Massachusetts town is famous for being the birthplace of both John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams.
Quincy
500
This groundbreaking 1977 television miniseries, based on an Alex Haley novel, drew a record-breaking 130 million viewers to watch an epic multi-generational story of American slavery and freedom.
Roots