American History
Victorians Made Jewelry Out of Human Hair
Hair work went out of fashion around 1925, but it was popular for hundreds of years before that
We've Done So Well by Chesapeake Oysters, We Can Start Eating Them Again
Perhaps this time we can keep ourselves from eating them to oblivion
How the North American Aerospace Defense Command Got Into the Business of Tracking Santa
It all began in 1955 with Sears, a wrong number and a very confused Colonel
Peruse the Weird Medical History of Every Single U.S. President
From John Adams's baldness to James Madison's frostbite to Herbert Hoover's handshake problems, learn about the ailments of the presidents
Soviet Russia Had a Better Record of Training Women in STEM Than America Does Today
Perhaps it's time for the United States to take a page from the Soviet book just this one time
The Story Behind the First Ransom Note in American History
Last year, a school librarian was looking through family artifacts when she stumbled upon the first ransom note in American history
This is the First Selfie. Ever.
Not new at all, the world's first selfie was snapped in 1839
America Was Almost Two Separate Continents
The east and the west were nearly different continents
Seattle Seahawks Fans Caused an Earthquake This Week
Seattle fans take pride their stadium and ability to be loud. But to anyone's knowledge, the 12th Man causing an earthquake is a first
Walt Disney's Childhood Home May Soon Be a Museum
The new owners may return the house to the same conditions it was in when young Disney ran through its halls
The Confusing and At-Times Counterproductive 1980s Response to the AIDS Epidemic
A new exhibit looks at the posters sent out by non-profits and the government in response to the spread of AIDS
Dear Sir, Ben Franklin Would Like to Add You to His Network
Historian Caroline Winterer’s analysis of Franklin’s letters applies big data to big history
This One-of-a-Kind Menorah Represents the True Spirit of Thanksgivukkah
A Hanukkah tradition melds with an icon of Americana
Budget Cuts Could Shut Down the Carbon Dioxide Monitors That First Warned of Global Warming
The monitoring program that gave us Keeling's Curve is facing the axe as budgets are cut
Conrad Heyer, a Revolutionary War Veteran, Was the Earliest-Born American To Ever Be Photographed
Conrad Heyer fought with Washington in the Revolutionary War
A History of Biotechnology in Seven Objects
Newly donated items at the American History Museum tell the story of the birth of genetic engineering
Almost Half the Runners in the NYC Marathon Were Supposed to Race Last Year
New York's marathon is the country's largest, and last year, it was cancelled
101 Objects that Made America: America in the World
Pulled from the Smithsonian collections, these items range millennia, from pre-historic dinosaurs to the very first supercomputer
How Cesar Chavez Changed the World
The farmworker’s initiative improved lives in America’s fields, and beyond
A Close, Intimate Look at Walt Whitman
A haunting image captures America’s quintessential poet, writes author Mark Strand
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