Fresh out of law school, the future president first hoped he could be one of J. Edgar Hoover’s agents
Seventy-five years ago, the idol of America’s youth set out on what would be his final journey
No novelist captured the muddy waterway and its people like the creator of Huckleberry Finn, as a journey along the river makes clear
John Singleton Copley left for Europe on the eve of the American Revolution. A historian and her teenage son made the trip to see why
This summer, a ship named after naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry will set sail
One hundred years ago, the Bonneville Salt Flats became a racing paradise
Lee overcame racism and saved upward of 8,000 men during one climactic battle
Northup's story garnered heavy press coverage and spread widely in the weeks and months after he was rescued
The fascinating story of the hunt for Murf the Surf, a criminal who wasn’t quite the mastermind he made himself out to be
And at the same time, the American History Museum celebrates its 50th birthday
They'd go on to change American music forever, but the press focused on the moptops
Explore the history of Nevada's Nuclear Test Site, and see how a half-century of tests transformed the desert into a cratered moonscape
They nitpicked the hardware, but reviewers appreciated the groundbreaking features that would redefine the personal computer
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The slain president’s two personal secretaries battled mudslingers for a quarter-century to shape his image
In 1964, a 22-year-old Cassius Clay was largely untested as a pro. Then he stepped into the ring
A rare White House card from 1963 evokes one of the nation’s darkest holiday seasons
Last year, a school librarian was looking through family artifacts when she stumbled upon the first ransom note in American history
A new exhibit looks at the posters sent out by non-profits and the government in response to the spread of AIDS
Reenactors in this "living museum" bring the Pilgrim's homestead back to life
Historian Caroline Winterer’s analysis of Franklin’s letters applies big data to big history
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