A new show, featuring the paper cutouts, reveals unheralded early Americans, as well as contemporary artists working with this old art form
In the 1850s, women’s rights activists briefly adopted a new style in an effort to liberate themselves from heavy dresses
A war-weary world needed a new wardrobe, and this cheap, washable attire seemed to rise to the occasion
The Treaty With the Delawares, signed in 1778, has arrived at the National Museum of the American Indian
An Indiana slugger was one of the athletes who “hit the dirt in the skirt” and changed Americans’ view of women
As young girls, they fought the fierce battle to integrate America’s schools half a century ago
A new owner for the New York City landmark offers a tasty opportunity to recap a crème-filled history
A new exhibition at the National Postal Museum honors the nation’s first airmail pilots
Invented for athletics, sneakers eventually became status symbols and an integral part of street style
Before there was the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a formerly enslaved African-American living in Canada wrote a memoir detailing his experience
In the early 1980s, an Indian guru named Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh arrived in the town of Antelope, Oregon and set up a commune for his followers
Mark the centennial of an epic mistake at the National Postal Museum where several of these world-famous stamps are on view
Lacks's cells gave rise to medical miracles, but ethical questions of propriety and ownership continue to swirl
Prohibited from treating white GIs, the women felt betrayed by the country they sought to serve
A new exhibit examines the fashion that led to the passage, 100 years ago, of the Migratory Bird Act Treaty
In an exclusive interview, show co-creator Shawn Ryan chats about moving beyond the stories of 'powerful white men' to tell new stories about the past
Though he ended up seeking congressional approval for the Gulf War, Bush was unconvinced he needed it – saying he would have gone regardless of the vote
Their courage made headlines across the country, hailing the African-American regiment as heroes even as they faced discrimination at home
The heroes help Harriet Tubman raid the Confederacy before leaving their heart in San Francisco
The publication taught its readers how to be healthy skeptics—a lesson that media consumers need more today than ever
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