Enjoy an exclusive preview of an auction of the novelist's papers, which feature rarely seen edits and atrocious penmanship
To his adoring young fans in the 1960s and '70s, the anti-establishment novelist was the father they wished they had
During the interwar years, the American journalist reported on political unrest in Cuba, Germany and Spain
A historian and a linguist, working together, revealed new truths about the relationship between Spanish colonizers and the Timucua people
Georgina Schuyler campaigned for Emma Lazarus' "The New Colossus" to be inscribed on a plaque in the monument's pedestal
Ahead of Charles III’s ceremony, here's what you need to know about the origins and evolution of the centuries-old tradition
The first movie adaptation of "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" arrives in theaters today
Lucky for you, these gold rush hot spots have not yet run their mining course
In July 1852, the "Henry Clay" caught fire during a contest on the Hudson River, killing an estimated 80 people
The Lakota advocate helped thousands of domestic abuse survivors, Native and non-Native alike
Dubbed "the most daring actress in pictures," Helen Gibson rose to fame in the 1910s
The long-awaited “Biography of a Phantom” unravels some of the mystery and intrigue
The 400-year-old text presented the Bard's plays as serious literature, muddling the boundaries between popular culture and high art
In 1944, Pierre Julien Ortiz parachuted into occupied France, where the Gestapo offered a reward of half a million francs for his capture
These are the reasons behind the timing of many Americans' least favorite holiday
Authorities eventually recovered 96 of the lost timepieces, including a $30 million watch commissioned for Marie Antoinette
Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest performing drag queen, died in March, but her spirit will live on
Targeted even when unarmed, around 70 percent of the Black Union troops who fought in the 1864 battle died as a result of the clash
The itinerant artist William Bache’s portraits are contaminated by arsenic, but now the National Portrait Gallery offers easy access
A new book draws on long-overlooked sources to chronicle how Oberstdorf's residents navigated the rise—and dictatorship—of Adolf Hitler
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