The popular and pious wife to President James Polk had little use for the nascent suffrage movement
The 2019 nationwide release, 47 years after it was made, means audiences at last will see the Queen of Soul’s transcendent masterpiece
A new book uncovers the intricacies of Paul Le Roux’s cartel and how it fueled the opioid epidemic ravaging the U.S. today
A historian of 20th century media argues that the technological innovation was the quintessential Cold War machine
Sixty years ago this month, the romantic victory of the young Cuban revolutionaries amazed the world—and led to a surreal evening on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Two inventors turned a failed experiment into an irresistibly poppable product that revolutionized the shipping industry
Fifty years later, Mary Beth Tinker looks back at her small act of courage and the Supreme Court case that followed
Contests around the country judged infants like they would livestock as a motivator for parents to take better care of their children
Accidental experiments and chance encounters helped Enrico Fermi produce the first nuclear reactor
As the city was planning its heroes' welcome for sons returning from World War I, a frightful flood devastated a vast area of the North End
George Pullman’s unbending business acumen made him a mogul, but also inspired the greatest labor uprising of the 19th century
From the Progressive Era's social hygiene movement to Netflix self-help reality television
Vaccinations were administered by police raids, parents and children were torn apart, and the New York City Health Department controlled the narrative
In a forgotten chapter of history, the president and his Seneca Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Ely Parker, fought for Native American rights
The sixth season, premiering January 15, brings a new crop of historical tales to television
Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of five houses that lay witness to the tragedy that set Springfield, Illinois, on fire in 1908
In <em>The First Conspiracy</em>, thriller writer Brad Meltzer uncovers a real-life story too good to turn into fiction
Calusa Indians harnessed the bounty of Florida’s estuaries with respect and grace
The infographic reveals for the first time that the U.S. is now operating in 40 percent of the world's nations
In "How to Hide an Empire," Daniel Immerwahr explores America far beyond the borders of the Lower 48
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