American History
The Vikings: A Memorable Visit to America
The Icelandic house of what is likely the first European-American baby has scholars rethinking the Norse sagas
Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and the Election of 1800
For seven days, as the two presidential candidates maneuvered and schemed, the fate of the young republic hung in the ballots
Four Fateful Elections
What if Lincoln had lost, or if Theodore Roosevelt had won? How did Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan emerge to lead a dispirited nation?
Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot
The Washington lawyer was an unlikely candidate to write the national anthem; he was against America’s entry into the War of 1812 from the outset
Off to the Races
Before the American Revolution, no Thoroughbred did more for racing's growing popularity than a plucky mare named Selima
Remembering the Alamo
John Lee Hancock's epic re-creation of the 1836 battle between Mexican forces and Texas insurgents casts the massacre in a more historically accurate light
Maine's Lost Colony
Archeologists uncover an early American settlement that history forgot
Variety Show
Off and running in the new year
Divided Loyalties
Descended from American Colonists who fled north rather than join the revolution, Canada's Tories still raise their tankards to King George
The Man Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
The schoolroom staple didn't originally include "under God," even though it was created by an ordained minister
Flashbacks
Reconsidering JFK and Sylvia Plath
Benjamin Franklin Joins the Revolution
Returning to Philadelphia from England in 1775, the "wisest American" kept his political leanings to himself. But not for long
Dream Assignment
Photographer Bob Adelman's picture of Martin Luther King, Jr., taken 40 years ago, captures one of the greatest speeches in American history
Heroes of the Underground Railroad
A groundbreaking chronicle sheds new light on one of the most dramatic chapters in American history
April Anniversaries
Momentous or merely memorable
Founding Fathers and Slaveholders
To what degree do the attitudes of Washington and Jefferson toward slavery diminish their achievements?
Learning from the Missile Crisis
What Really Happened on Those Thirteen Fateful Days in October
Joyous View
A biographer and his subject, William Clark, meet in St. Louis
Gods and Moguls
After the events of September 11, even historical fiction takes on new meaning. Just ask Ted Turner
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