This episode compresses the history of the United States into 45 seconds using Google Earth, tracing the nation’s expansion from thirteen colonies on the Atlantic coast to a continental and global power.

That shutdown lasted for more than a month, with widespread effects. The Federal Aviation Administration was understaffed, causing flight cancellations, and federal workers missed two paychecks. The president's State of the Union address was postponed.

Walden became the foundational text for the aesthetic strand of the American environmental movement. Its emphasis on nature’s beauty and the spiritual inspiration that could be enjoyed at a humble kettle pond presented a pointed contrast to the utilitarian strand of the movement pioneered by George Perkins Marsh,

Chief Many Hearts Marilynn Malerba became the first woman in modern history to lead the Mohegan Tribe in 2010. In 2022, she was sworn in as the first Native American to serve as U.S. Treasurer, overseeing the mint and serving as a key liaison with the Federal Reserve.

Sending Redcoats to American cities worked in the short term. But over time, it alienated even the colonists most loyal to the British.

Federal workers are bearing the brunt of the government shutdown, with more than 1 million of them going unpaid while Democrats and Republicans in Congress argue over funding federal agencies for the current fiscal year.