Author Gayle Romasanta is on a crusade to recover the farm worker’s story, empowering young leaders to follow in his footsteps
Nativism, gender stereotypes and wealth all played a role in letting Borden, the prime suspect in her father and stepmother's violent deaths, go free
After discovering 'Irish moss' in coastal waters, Irish immigrants launched a booming mossing industry in Scituate, Massachusetts
From Alcatraz to Cell Block 7, these jails now hold tours instead of prisoners
Before he was assassinated, JFK spoke of a cooperative effort in space
100 years ago, in the middle of the race, a rider wore the famed jersey for the first time
From Arizona to Hawaii, these landscapes—similar in ways to the surface of the moon—were critical training grounds for the crew
Rumors ran wild as white mobs assaulted black residents who in turn fought back, refusing to be intimidated
Apollo at 50: We Choose to Go to the Moon
From astronaut autobiographies to definitive accounts from leading historians, these are the must reads about the landmark mission
The people who bent metal and built spaceships recall the culture and leadership that made it possible to send humans to the lunar surface
For those living in poverty, the billions spent on the Apollo program, no matter how inspiring the mission, laid bare the nation's priorities
Before computers randomly issued jury summons, some state laws required that children do the picking
The hugely successful game, patented 50 years ago this week, had its critics at first
How the beloved figure has become a lightning rod in a heated environmental debate
Stricken with polio as an adult, he retired from the military and joined NASA's ingenious design team
A new show at the National Portrait Gallery spotlights figures including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lucretia Mott and Margaret Fuller
In 1933, the Harlem Renaissance star wrote a powerful essay about race. It has never been published in English—until now
The Fourth of July is also National Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk Day, and no amount of scientific logic can crack this tradition
From fireworks shields to seat belts, these inventions throughout history have made summer fun less risky
Apollo at 50: We Choose to Go to the Moon
Montgomery worked closely with the Apollo astronauts to train them to use handheld tools and equipment on the moon
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