A small compass that guided a lifeboat full of World War II seamen to safety goes on display at the Museum of American History
In a brief life filled with loss, Princess Ka’iulani established her legacy
Iowa-born and army-trained, how did George Koval manage to steal a critical U.S. atom bomb secret for the Soviets?
Momentous or Merely Memorable
In a place where no one believed they existed–-treeless Antartica–wood fungi are feasting on polar exploration relics
A photograph of a 5-year-old girl made her famous in China—and haunted the man who took it
Big Sur and George Koval, atomic spy
African American jockeys once dominated the track. But by 1921, they had disappeared from the Kentucky Derby
As part of the Soviet Union's spy ring, these Americans and Britons leveraged their access to military secrets to help Russia become a nuclear power
What underlies the Civil War’s 25 bloodiest battles? Two geologists investigate why certain terrain proved so hazardous
In 1851, American Indian tribes gathered to seek protection of their western lands from frontiersman on the Oregon Trail
A century ago, explorer Robert Peary earned fame for discovering the North Pole, but did Frederick Cook get there first?
Momentous or Merely Memorable
A pistol-wielding, cigar-chomping bank robber hams it up shortly before she and Clyde Barrow met their violent end
The Memory of World Register lists over 800 historic manuscripts, maps, films and more to help raise funds for preservation
Beneath the ruins of Genghis Khan’s capital city in Central Asia, archaeologists discovered artifacts from cultures near and far
The Smithsonian opens one of its prized artifacts and a story unfolds
Controversy swirls as to whether an archaeologist's claim to fame as the discoverer of Machu Picchu has any merit
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