Defending the embassy
On January 30, 1968, a team of Vietcong blew a hole in the wall of the U.S. Embassy compound in Saigon, South Vietnam. Part of the larger Tet Offensive, this battle...
Dividing Louisiana
This map of the United States highlights in red the territory included in the Louisiana Purchase. Bought from France in 1803, the 820,000 square miles would be split...
Early view of St. Louis
The United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty on April 30, 1803. As part of the treaty, the town of St. Louis in what is now Missouri was...
Float the gorge
Recreation in the National Forests is a responsibility of the U.S. Forest Service. This map describes trails, campgrounds, and ranger stations in the Columbia Gorge...
Flying deep into Germany
This chart outlines the routes to and from the targets of the first American deep-penetration bombing raid of World War II: the ball-bearing factories of Schweinfurt...
Kennedy's map of Cuba
President John F. Kennedy used this map during Cuban Missile Crisis meetings from September 1962 to October 1962 to show the location in Cuba of a potential missile...
Map of the battle of Fredericksburg and the Rappahannock River
This map details Union and Confederate army positions around the Virginia city of Fredericksburg in December 1862. Sitting on the south bank of the Rappahannock...