A century ago, the first Indianapolis 500 race started in high excitement and ended in a muddle
Hundreds of women served as spies during the Civil War. Here’s a look at six who risked their lives in daring and unexpected ways
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
In 1865, a single photograph was taken during the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth. Where is it now?
A member of the Richmond elite, one woman defied convention and the Confederacy and fed secrets to the Union during the Civil War
The powerful quake and ensuing tsunami that struck Yokohama and Tokyo traumatized a nation and unleashed historic consequences
Now overgrown by jungle, the ancient site was once the thriving capital of the Maya civilization
May 2011 Anniversaries
Photographer Henry Carfagna was in the perfect position to catch the moment when a horse race took a bizarre turn
In archaeology and medicine
Browse these portraits of officers with great facial hair courtesy of the Library of Congress and then vote for your favorite
For millions of people, their only knowledge about New York City was O.O. McIntyre’s daily column about life in the Big Apple
These six histories of the Civil War that are must-reads if you want to better understand the conflict
The American cyclist crossed paths with Sonja Henje and Adolf Hitler as he transversed the globe on Bucephalus, his trusty bike
Take a look back at how Americans have remembered the civil war during significant anniversaries of the past
Hundreds of women concealed their identities so they could battle alongside their Union and Confederate counterparts
Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter
As Israeli archaeologists recover artifacts from the religious site, ancient history inflames modern-day political tensions
The first Union officer killed in the Civil War was a friend of President Lincoln's
Momentous or Merely Memorable
The biographer and author of a new book discusses what new there is to learn about the ancient Greek philosopher
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