Since the famous television spot ran in 1964, advertising agencies have sold presidential candidates as if they were cars or soap
Is the Republican party on the verge of catastrophe? Probably not, if history is any indicator
In a new book, a Smithsonian naturalist tells the gritty, controversial tale of how one of America’s presidents felled a threatened species
More than 400 images from the 1980s to the early 2000s detail the "standout moments" of the rise of Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Jay Z and many more artists
More than a century ago, a biologist’s remarks set people searching for yogurt as a cure for old age
In order to stop the carnage wrought by German U-Boats, the Allied powers went way outside the box
He showed us we are capable of great things when we look within ourselves, says scholar Nina Sanders
Succumb to "Orchidelirium" at The New York Botanical Garden
Here's how one of Custer's rare swords found itself in the hands of a lucky collector
A new museum offers a rebuke — and an antidote — to our sanitized history of slavery
In 1850, hundreds of migrant ships arrived in San Francisco, fueled by gold rush. But many of these ships weren't needed after that and were simply sunk
The seventh president raged against many of the same machines that are now engulfing this year’s election
Documentarian Ric Burns talks about his forthcoming film about the “Green Book” and other travel guides for African-Americans
A historian explains how a curious phrase used by the American press caught his eye and became the inspiration for his new book
Suffragists Anthony and Cady Stanton found common cause in a wealthy man named George Francis Train who helped to fund their newspaper
Who is this cool cat, posing for an unusually casual photo for famed photographer Alexander Gardner?
Deep in the jungles of southeast Asia, archaeologists have rediscovered the remains of an invisible kingdom that may have been the template for Angkor Wat
Unraveling the jazzy life of a snazzy style
Listing hotels, restaurants and other businesses open to African-Americans, the guide was invaluable for Jim-Crow era travelers
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