Queen Elizabeth II seated on a throne in Westminster Abbey during her coronation on June 2, 1953.

Flames lick the roof of the Queen's private and state apartments in Windsor Castle as smoke darkens further the night sky on November 20, 1992.

Martin Bashir interviews Princess Diana in Kensington Palace in November 1995 for the television program Panorama.

Jessica Pearce Rotondi is the author of <a href="http://bit.ly/WhatWeInherit">What We Inherit: A Secret War and a Family’s Search for Answers</a>.

Jessica Pearce Rotondi

Jessica Pearce Rotondi is the author of What We Inherit: A Secret War and a Family’s Search for Answers.

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In the 15th century, Europeans began to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of new routes to China and the East, but in the process they discovered an entirely New World: North and South America, plus many other lands.

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Native American history spans an array of diverse groups and leaders like Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Tecumseh, and events like the Trail of Tears, the French and Indian War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Native American History

Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

Jessica Pearce Rotondi

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7 Failed North American Colonies

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