"Arizona John" Burke perfected the art of hype that converted a bison hunter into a symbol of national character
The first modern lottery in the United States raised funds to fight tuberculosis
World War II nurse Bessie Blount went on to become an inventor and forensic handwriting expert
Two cameras tell the tale of the first American to orbit Earth and his return to space 36 years later
The Windy City spurred its miraculous growth by building canals, laying sewers and jacking up buildings
After an ill-fated journey hauling boulders sank it, the Lake Serpent is at last ready to tell its story
Far from consequential, the battle over where the papers of the Republic of Texas should reside reminds us of the politics of historical memory
In an unpublished excerpt from her new book <i>The Poison Squad</i>, Deborah Blum chronicles the public health campaign against tainted dairy products
The racist sculpture's end comes at a “tipping point for the politics of Native American memory,” says the director of the American Indian Museum
William Dudley Pelley and his Silver Shirts were just one of many Nazi-sympathizers operating in the United States in the 1930s
How colonial allies in the Caribbean pulled off a heist to equip George Washington's Continental Army with gunpowder
Tobacco companies spurred the mania, but artistry won the hearts of collectors
In September 1868, Southern white Democrats hunted down around 200 African-Americans in an effort to suppress voter turnout
The first of its kind, the late-October event brings together perspectives both historical and contemporary
For generations, this ethnic group was shunned, but new research sheds light on its origins
The city sought to sell bonds to pay for the war effort, while bringing its citizens together during the infamous pandemic
Over the years, scouting has encouraged boys and girls to be prepared for the world around them
You asked, we answered
A new book from historian Sarah Churchwell examines the etymologies of two ubiquitous phrases
Wave goodbye to the beloved jet that took us to new heights
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