American History
Underwater Finds Reveal Humans’ Long Presence in North America
Stone tools and mastodon remains help show that the Americas were peopled more than 14,000 years ago
During the Cold War, the Air Force Dropped an Unarmed Nuke on South Carolina
Amazingly, none of the Gregg family of Mars Bluff were seriously hurt, not even the cat
Victoria Woodhull Ran for President Before Women Had the Right to Vote
Her 1872 campaign platform focused on women’s rights and sexual freedom
The Bison Is Now the Official Mammal of the United States
The big beasts are the first official mammals recognized by the federal government
A Brief History of Lee Harvey Oswald's Connection to Cuba
For over 50 years, conspiracy theorists have linked JFK’s assassin to Fidel Castro’s Cuba
A Brief History of the Nickel
In honor of the coin’s 150th anniversary, read up on how the nickel came to be minted
The Priceless Impact Harriet Tubman Will Have as the Face of the $20 Bill
Curator Nancy Bercaw from the African American History Museum discusses the freedom fighter's ongoing legacy
It's Official: Harriet Tubman Will Grace the $20 Bill
The famed Underground Railroad Conductor will appear on the front of the $20 bill, among other changes to U.S. currency
Who Really Wrote "Citizen Kane"?
Two new books offer divergent theories on the authorship of the much-heralded film
Why Benedict Arnold Turned Traitor Against the American Revolution
The story behind the most famous betrayal in U.S. history shows the complicated politics of the nation's earliest days
The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 Was a Bloody Prelude to Decades of Hardship
304 years ago today, a group of black slaves rose up against white colonists in New York
After 36 Years, Archivists Finally Found the Wright Brothers’ Airplane Patent
The missing patent was found safe and sound in a Kansas storage facility
Archaeologists Spy New Viking Settlement From Space
Space archaeologists think they may have found a second Viking colony in the Americas
Andrew Jackson, America’s Original Anti-Establishment Candidate
The seventh president raged against many of the same machines that are now engulfing this year’s election
Genetically Pure Bison Will Return to Montana After 100 Years in Exile
Next week, the Blackfeet Tribe will receive 89 buffalo calves that descended from Montana stock in a Canadian National Park
When Newspapers Reported on Gun Deaths as "Melancholy Accidents"
A historian explains how a curious phrase used by the American press caught his eye and became the inspiration for his new book
See Dozens of Dazzling New Light Installations in Baltimore This Week
Light City Baltimore is a massive, site-specific festival, launched in hopes of becoming an annual spectacle
Twenty Years Ago Today, the Montana Freemen Started Its 81-Day Standoff
The impasse informed the federal government’s reaction to the recents standoffs
How Much Has the Town Where the Scopes Trial Took Place Evolved Since the 1920s?
Each July, Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its role in the famous court case with a re-enactment and festival
Take A Trip Through 300 Years of Men's Fashion
At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a new exhibition highlights 200 styles, from military uniforms to punk jackets
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