American History
Fifty Years and TV's 'M*A*S*H' Still Draws Audiences
Fans are making plans to visit the Smithsonian this December when the show's signature signpost goes on view in the new exhibition "Entertainment Nation"
The Noble Fury of Samuel Adams
How America’s “first politician” galvanized a colony—and helped set a revolution in motion
Why Was America So Reluctant to Take Action on the Holocaust?
A new Ken Burns documentary examines the U.S.' complex, often shameful response to the rise of Nazism and the plight of Jewish refugees
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Whose Database Identified Thousands of Enslaved Laborers, Has Died at 93
Searching through forgotten records, she collected data on more than 100,000 individuals
Oregon's Swastika Mountain Gets a New Name
The mountain was originally named before the swastika became a symbol of hate
A.P. African American Studies Is Coming to U.S. High Schools
The course covers everything from slavery to civil rights to pop culture
The History of California's Inmate Firefighter Program
The initiative, which finds prisoners working as first responders and rescuers, dates back to the 1940s
How an Enslaved Woman Took Her Freedom to Court
A new statue honors Elizabeth Freeman, who argued against slavery in a Massachusetts legal case
The Contentious History of Official State Foods
How a bill about muffins, chili, or plums becomes law—or doesn't
The Stealth Swimmers Whose WWII Scouting Laid the Groundwork for the Navy SEALs
The Underwater Demolition Teams cleared coastal defenses and surveyed enemy beaches ahead of Allied landings
Rare Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Could Sell for $10 Million
The mint-condition copy could become one of the most expensive baseball cards ever sold at auction
Is This the End of D.C.'s Most-Beloved Hidden Landmark?
The fate of the stones that were once a part of the U.S. Capitol has locals despondent
The 80-Year Mystery of the U.S. Navy's 'Ghost Blimp'
The L-8 returned from patrolling the California coast for Japanese subs in August 1942, but its two-man crew was nowhere to be found
What Online Inflation Calculators Can—and Can't—Tell Us About the Past
Most of these tools are based on the Consumer Price Index, a measure of changing prices in the U.S. over time
Denver Removes Plaque Inaccurately Describing Anti-Chinese Riot of 1880
The historical marker contained a number of falsehoods about the Mile High City's first race riot
Archaeologists Uncover Remains of 13 Hessian Soldiers at Revolutionary War Battlefield
The discovery came as a surprise to the team at New Jersey’s Red Bank Battlefield Park
Last Convicted Salem 'Witch' Is Finally Cleared
Elizabeth Johnson Jr. has been officially exonerated—thanks to a dogged band of middle schoolers
What Ever Happened to the Neighborhood Paperboy?
To mark the premiere of Amazon's "Paper Girls," we delved into the surprisingly murky history of bicycle-riding newspaper carriers
Unraveling the Secrets of Don McLean's 'American Pie'
A new documentary explores the meaning of the catchy, enigmatic tune
After Selling for $43 Million, Rare Copy of the Constitution Goes on Display
The new exhibition explores diverse interpretations of the document's founding values
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