American History
An Exclusive Look at the Greatest Haul of Native American Artifacts, Ever
In a warehouse in Utah, federal agents are storing tens of thousands of looted objects recovered in a massive sting
Retracing Slavery's Trail of Tears
America's forgotten migration – the journeys of a million African-Americans from the tobacco South to the cotton South
Thirty Years Later, We Still Don't Truly Know Who Betrayed These Spies
Was there a fourth mole in the U.S. intelligence system that blew these secret agents' covers?
Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Tituba, the Star Witness of the Salem Witch Trials
No one really knows the true motives of the character central to one of America's greatest secrets
American Women in the 1900s Called Street Harassers 'Mashers' and Stabbed Them With Hatpins
These are the turn-of-the-century women who fought back when men tried to grab them
Gold Rush California Was Much More Expensive Than Today’s Tech-Boom California
Back in 1849, a dozen eggs would cost you the equivalent of $90
Why Are Native Groups Protesting Catholicism's Newest Saint?
Nearly 250 years after Junipero Serra founded California's first missions, questions linger about his legacy
How America Fell in Love With the Giant Panda
A French missionary, Teddy Roosevelt’s sons, and a widowed socialite all factor into the tale of how the nation fell in love with the rare beast
A Proposal to Change the Words We Use When Talking About the Civil War
Historian Michael Landis writes that vocabulary like “compromise” or “Union” shape how we view our past
America’s Company Towns, Then and Now
A look at these small towns across the United States shows the good, the bad and the ugly of the industrial boom
Six American States Have Official Guns
Rifles and handguns represent some states alongside official flowers, snacks and birds.
The Oldest City in the United States
St. Augustine, Florida, was the first city founded by European settlers in North America
How the Pledge of Allegiance Went From PR Gimmick to Patriotic Vow
Francis Bellamy had no idea how famous, and controversial, his quick ditty would become
The Broken Promise of the Levees That Failed New Orleans
A piece of concrete serves as a reminder of how Hurricane Katrina shattered a city's faith
Human Bones Found Near Pennsylvania Highway Could Be From the 1918 Flu
Roadside construction reveals mass gravesite
How a Hellish Road Trip Revolutionized American Highways
Quicksand, food rationing, and embarrassment may have prompted Ike to push for a better highway system
Steve Jobs is About to Get His Own Opera
But will it include a singing Woz?
Astronauts Fill Out Customs Forms, Too
Read Buzz Aldrin's expense report and customs form from his Apollo 11 mission to the moon
How Physics Drove the Design of the Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan
The gun-like design of the Little Boy bomb was effectively the last of its kind
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