A rare White House card from 1963 evokes one of the nation’s darkest holiday seasons
As Allied Forces fought the Nazis for control of Europe, an unlikely unit of American and British art experts waged a shadow campaign
Patience Wright remained independence-minded in her correspondence with Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
The crossword puzzle turns 100 this week -- here's how it rose to popularity
Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough treks to Peru to see how Machu Picchu was built
When jihadists overran Timbuktu last year, residents mounted a secret operation to evacuate the town’s irreplaceable medieval manuscripts
Civil War-era toys and a National Book Award winning title make our list of gift ideas for your favorite historian
Last year, a school librarian was looking through family artifacts when she stumbled upon the first ransom note in American history
A new exhibit looks at the posters sent out by non-profits and the government in response to the spread of AIDS
Reenactors in this "living museum" bring the Pilgrim's homestead back to life
Historian Caroline Winterer’s analysis of Franklin’s letters applies big data to big history
How Marcus Urann's idea revolutionized the cranberry industry
From the Gilded Age to the Great Depression, the menu had a lot more than turkey and stuffing
Fifty years after he was introduced to the world, the Doctor's influence is bigger on the inside
It's hard to imagine anyone could pan Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, but one cantankerous reporter did just that
Most of the time it's the disasters that are famous—but sometimes, famous people escape disasters instead
Never-before-seen photos reveal that Penn Station wasn't as pristine as we remember when it was torn down
As America prepared to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, two centenarians told their tales -- only one was telling the truth
Love champagne? Thank a French widow
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