American History
The United States Isn’t the Only Country Asking the Gay Marriage Question
The U.S. isn't the only nation struggling with the gay marriage issue. Here are where the debate stands in other countries around the world
March 29, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Events March 29-31: Parasitic Wasps, Joseph Henry and Victorian Portraits
This weekend, learn about wasps that live inside their prey, meet Smithsonian's first secretary from 1846 and see living rooms from 150 years ago
March 28, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Butterflies, Baseball and Blossoms: Tours for Your Spring Vacation
Two custom tours come fully loaded with insider information, digital postcards and step-by-step directions
March 27, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
After 195 Years, Georgia Is Still Complaining About Its Border With Tennessee
Georgia, again, wants to move its border a mile to the north
March 26, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Scientists Published Henrietta Lacks’ Genome Without the Consent of Her Family
Author Rebecca Skloot argues that society is not ready for full genetic disclosures of individuals
March 26, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Tracing $1 Bills Across the United States Is a Surprisingly Useful Hobby
What started as a quirky hobby, has turned into a national bill hunt that's useful for all sorts of people - like physicists
March 25, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Obama Dedicates Five New National Monuments
Locals and environmentalists are happy about the decision, but others warn that the new monuments arrive just in time for the sequester's budget cuts
March 25, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Events March 26-28: Student Sit-Ins, Environmental Art and Female Historical Perspectives
This week, re-enact an event that encouraged civil rights, turn water bottles into art and see American history through women's eyes
March 25, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Pediatricians Back Gay Marriage
The American Academy of Pediatrics says that allowing a child's parents to marry is good for kids
March 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
An Apollo Rocket Engine Was Just Saved from the Bottom of the Atlantic
These booster rockets sent Apollo astronauts blasting to the Moon
March 21, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
It’s Not Just You: Garfield Is Not Meant to Be Funny
Unlike New Yorker cartoons, in which, you are actually missing the joke, Garfield is in fact not even designed to be funny
March 20, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
How Did A Group of Plumbers’ Wives Change American History?
Initially a social club, the Women's Auxiliary grew to become one of the nation's most influential organizations in the country
March 20, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
From the Big Bang to the End of the Earth and Everything in Between, the Two Minute History of America
A fun video by a Minnesota high school student tries to capture all of human history in just two minutes
March 20, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Should You Trust Nate Silver’s March Madness Bracket?
Everybody's favorite predictor of the future - Nate Silver - has his own analysis of the tournament over at the New York Times
March 20, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
After Twenty-Three Years, FBI Says It Finally Knows Who’s Responsible for the Largest Unsolved Art Heist Ever
Twenty three years ago today, thieves pulled off one of the greatest art heists in history - and the FBI might have just finally caught them
March 18, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Nixon Prolonged Vietnam War for Political Gain—And Johnson Knew About It, Newly Unclassified Tapes Suggest
Nixon ran on a platform that opposed the Vietnam war, but to win the election, he needed the war to continue
March 18, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Surfer Kelly Slater Searches for the Perfect Wave in New 3-D Film
Mixing science and surfing, "The Ultimate Wave Tahiti" joins the world champion in the hunt
March 15, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
The Town Featured in ‘Erin Brockovich’ Still Has a Bunch of Pollution in Its Water
The chromium pollution is spreading, and Hinkley's residents are at a loss for what to do
March 15, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Cannibals of the Past Had Plenty of Reasons to Eat People
For a long time cannibalism was a survival technique, a cultural practice, and a legitimate source of protein
March 14, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
A Batarang, A Golden Ticket and a Green Gremlin: Treasures from Warner Bros.
Warner Brothers added to its collection of donated items with more than 30 new items to the American History Museum
March 11, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
