To avoid being labeled a communist sympathizer, King had to distance himself from Hughes, but he still managed to channel the controversial poet
And what it can teach us about the second
In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy careened a car off a bridge, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, but the story of the night’s events remain muddled today
Months before his own slaying, Kennedy recalled the loss of JFK as he consoled a crowd of shocked African-Americans in Indianapolis
The effects of war, economic tension and accidental deaths have been mitigated by a sport that both cultures treasure
A new documentary explores the “city of the future” that was meant to provide a blueprint for urban centers across America
The beginning of the end of the Soviet Union provides great drama for the show’s final season
Her exclusive dispatches from the last days of Nazi Germany appeared in newspapers around the country, briefly making her a national celebrity
Her home became a makeshift hospital when she looked out her front door to a fiery inferno
An archaeological expedition into the wilderness of North Carolina uncovers evidence of a remarkable settlement once filled with runaway slaves
A plot to steal ‘Citizen Kane’ and a visit from inventor Hedy Lamarr give the Time Team a taste of the movie industry’s golden age
American portraiture with its visual allure and pictorial storytelling made gun ownership desirable
In the 20th century, U.S. eugenics programs rendered tens of thousands of people infertile
With wiretapping in the headlines and smart speakers in millions of homes, historian Brian Hochman takes us back to the early days of eavesdropping
Back when pool was a serious sport that grabbed the attention of the nation, one woman smoked the competition
The return of ABC’s ‘Roseanne’ inspires a reevaluation of television's history of portraying the working class
Mementos from the Academy of Washington drag organization add a valuable thread to the tapestry of American LGBTQ history
Next month's opening of the monument in Alabama will be a necessary step in reckoning with America's deadly past
The second episode of the season highlights an underappreciated NASCAR driver from the sport’s earliest days
Rose O’Neill started a fad and became a leader of a movement
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