Convinced of rampant bias on the evening news, Paul Simpson founded the Vanderbilt Television News Archive, a repository that continues to grow today
The little-known story of an early champion of workers’ rights receives new recognition
Jamestown Rediscovery archeologists use new technology to uncover the bones of one of the first English colonists
In the summer of 1968, the neighborhood of Glenville erupted in “urban warfare,” leaving seven dead and heightening police-community tensions
After moving to Philadelphia and joining the Quakers, Angelina Grimké rededicated her life to fighting for racial equality
The United States has a history of denaturalization spanning more than a century
In 1932, nine days after his inauguration, President Roosevelt signed an order authorizing the sale of beer
Al Capone wasn't just one of the biggest distributers of bootleg alcohol during Prohibition, he also embraced his notoriety in some flamboyant ways
Black cooks created the feasts that gave the South its reputation for hospitality
A century ago, a German U-boat fired at five vessels and a Massachusetts beach before slinking back out to sea
The publication gave rise to a new community of environmental thinkers, where hippies and technophiles found common ground
A new Library of Congress exhibition includes such treasures as the original 1857 “Magna Carta of Baseball”
The Dillingham Commission conducted one of the most extensive investigations on immigration to the U.S. But in the end, bias hijacked its recommendations
Funded by the U.S. government, Franklin Publications was viewed as pushing imperialist propaganda
When it was founded, the Socialist Party of America proclaimed itself as the champion of women's rights. The reality was much more complicated
Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the games offer intellectually disabled athletes the chance to dazzle an international audience
From pie-throwing to shouting down public figures, these groups disturbed the establishment to effect change
From getting sucked into a fighter jet engine to a misjudged landing by an approaching jet fighter, an active flight deck is a minefield of danger
Alcatraz has gone from a 'place of evil spirits' in native American lore, to a military prison, to a federal lockup
They may not have been hosting a cookout, but they did know how to imbibe and celebrate
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