Chicago’s working poor were expecting a day in luxury. They instead faced a horrific calamity on Lake Michigan
Documentary filmmaker Bill Morrison plunges us into the Great Flood of 1927
Built in 1964, the span still stands as Americas’ largest suspension bridge
Truman Hunt and Richard Schneidewind were locked in a fierce competition, but by the end, the tribespeople were left poor, hungry and yearning for home
Was the famous author killed from a beating? From carbon monoxide poisoning? From alcohol withdrawal? Here are the top nine theories
A new Archives of American Art exhibition looks at how artists documented their lives before social media
The Pennsylvanian city had more lives than a cat and thrives as a hub of innovation
Inside the agency's headquarters is a museum filled with relics from half a century of cloak-and-dagger exploits
Newly released files shed fresh light on the difficult relationship shared by the “Untouchable” Prohibition Bureau agent and the powerful FBI director
This remarkable man risked his life to undermine the Confederacy yet remained close to his former owner after the Civil War
Take a peek at the mysterious black briefcase that has accompanied every U.S. president since John F. Kennedy
Today's epic battle has been fought before, when radio took to the air a century ago
Abel Buell’s map was the first in the country submitted for a copyright
The writer and director of <i>Jimi: All Is by My Side</i> speaks about making living history from legend
The history of the device that is well on its way to becoming, well, history
In "The Roosevelts", Burns examines the towering but flawed figures who really understood how character defined leadership
The history of the comic-book superhero's creation seven decades ago has been hidden away—until now
Right before being elected to a third term, F.D.R. spoke at N.I.H. about preparedness for war and the need to research deadly diseases
An exhibition takes a look at the mix of optimism and unease that permeated the post-war nation’s populace
The talented doctor changed the way the medical profession operated
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