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Where Was the Birthplace of the American Vacation?
First in rustic tents and later in elaborate resorts, city dwellers took to the Adirondacks to explore the joys of the wilderness
The True-Life Horror that Inspired Moby-Dick
The whaler Essex was indeed sunk by a whale—and that's only the beginning
The Shocking Savagery of America’s Early History
Bernard Bailyn, one of our greatest historians, shines his light on the nation’s Dark Ages
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Whether as a tourist, an outcast or a pilgrim, traveling is discovering
January 2012
| By Terence Monmaney
Longfellow made the patriot’s ride to Lexington legendary, but the story of Revere’s earlier trip to Portsmouth deserves to be retold as well
December 12, 2011
| By Christopher Klein
Forget “Dixie,” it was one New Yorker’s “Home Sweet Home” that was the song most beloved by Union and Confederate soldiers
November 30, 2011
| By John Hanc
In a new exhibit at the National Building Museum, imagine Washington D.C. as it could have been
November 23, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
The history of the holiday meal tells us that a tasty bird was always the centerpiece, but other courses have since disappeared from the table
November 21, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
Newly unearthed documents shed light on claims that the famous criminal attorney bribed a juror
December 2011
| By John A. Farrell
President Lincoln addresses the State of the Union and grows impatient with General McClellan
December 2011
| By David Zax
Winfrey steps aside after a decade, Caruso steps in
December 2011
| By Terence Monmaney
A Jefferson expert provides a list of indispensable reads about the founding father
November 08, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
For seven days, as the two presidential candidates maneuvered and schemed, the fate of the young republic hung in the ballots
November 01, 2004
| By John Ferling
The 70th anniversary of the completion of the South Dakota monument prompts a look back at what it took to create it
October 31, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
As Union generals came and left, personalities clashed and Southern farmers set fire to their fields
November 2011
| By David Zax
Deep in the collections of the Library of Congress are ghostly images and voices of Union and Confederate soldiers recalling the bloody battles of their youth
October 05, 2011
| By Fergus M. Bordewich
To every thing there is a season
November 2011
| By Carey Winfrey
While the generals on both sides deliberated, troops in blue and gray fidgeted
October 2011
| By David Zax
"Whether it was TV or magazines, the world got changed one image at a time," says Maurice Berger, curator of a new exhibit at American History
October 2011
| By Arcynta Ali Childs
For 28 years, Bob Clevenhagen has designed the custom gloves of many of baseball’s greatest players
September 13, 2011
| By Jim Morrison
And things of beauty
October 2011
| By Carey Winfrey
Sports columnist Sally Jenkins picks out the books that any true sports fan would want to read
September 07, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
For those working behind the scenes on the King memorial, its meaning runs deep
August 19, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
The former editor of the New York Times considers the effects of the terrorist attacks on the 10th anniversary of the fateful day
September 2011
| By Joseph Lelyveld
During this month, the civil war expands to Kentucky and West Virginia, and President Lincoln rejects an attempt at emancipation
September 2011
| By David Zax
Known as much for their troubles as their successes, these childhood friends left their mark on early American history
August 12, 2011
| By David O. Stewart
In the United States and Finland
September 2011
| By Carey Winfrey
A new book details how the neighborhood pub, tavern, bar or saloon plays a pivotal role in United States history
August 03, 2011
| By Rebecca Dalzell
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