"Gangsters & Grifters," a book by the Chicago Tribune, recalls a time when photographers had unprecedented access to the world of crime
Indentured servants, these immigrants suffered through malnutrition and horrible conditions upon arriving in America
Modern technology allowed researchers to reveal that the good doctor was not all that the public presumed
After Jamestown, Smith pushed the English to settle the northeast, identifying Plymouth as a suitable harbor four years before the Pilgrims landed there
The opening of a national historic site in Colorado helps restore to public memory one of the worst atrocities ever perpetrated on Native Americans
The sleek and shadowy plane still commands awe 50 years after its first test flight
A frenzy of conflicting scientific analyses have made the famous pharaoh more mysterious than ever
Teddy Roosevelt’s children brought fresh-roasted beans and European coffeehouse culture to Manhattan
Deep in the jungle, an intrepid scholar locates a symbol of power and mystery
Inside the very shiny life of a marketing gimmick from 1939
Marguerite Oswald had a series of bizarre reactions to her son’s transgression, forever making her a famous mother to history
Kept in storage at the National Museum of Natural History, the world's longest beard measures over 17 feet in length
Can’t wait for the next episode of the podcast series? Take a look at these popular predecessors
Vice President John Adams once said "In this I am nothing, But I may be everything." A new book tells how the office has moved from irrelevance to power
Unwilling to pay their taxes, distillers in New York City faced an army willing to go to the extreme to enforce the law
A new, special issue of <em>Smithsonian</em> magazine attempts the impossible: to list out the most significant people in United States history
A look into the history of the pigments used in spectacular art
Reactionary quarantines and travel bans are far older than the current Ebola scares
Unearthed at an ancient hunting camp in Alaska, the infant remains are offering clues to the burial rites of early Americans
The apples John Chapman brought to the frontier were very different than today's apples—and they weren't meant to be eaten
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