How 9/11 Altered Laura Bush’s Role as First Lady
Six days after 9/11, first lady Laura Bush spoke at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at the memorial for the victims of Flight 93
This 19th Century “Lady Doctor” Helped Usher Indian Women Into Medicine
Ananabai Joshee dedicated her career to treating women and helped blaze a path for international doctors training in the U.S.
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Artwork Is Appreciated Now More Than Ever
Decades later, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s complex works are increasingly prescient—and valuable
How Many Ways Can Snake Venom Kill You and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
Why African-American Soldiers Saw World War II as a Two-Front Battle
Drawing the connection between fascism abroad and hate at home, pre-Civil Rights activists declared the necessity of “double victory”
Scott Kelly’s Journey Home After His Year in Space
America’s longest-orbiting astronaut describes his rocky return to Earth in this adaptation from his book ‘Endurance’
What Led Benjamin Franklin to Live Estranged From His Wife for Nearly Two Decades?
A stunning new theory suggests that a debate over the failed treatment of their son’s smallpox was the culprit
How the New York Stock Exchange Gave Abbie Hoffman His Start in Guerrilla Theater
Fifty years ago, the anarchist protester sent traders sprawling for dollar bills—and became a media sensation
Why Hillary Clinton Delivered Her Risky 1995 Beijing Speech
In 1995, Hillary Clinton was scheduled to deliver a speech at the United Nation’s Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing
At the Smithsonian’s First Asian-American Lit Fest, Writers Share Falooda, Politics and Poetry
More than 80 award-winning and aspirational writers shared work across multiple genres
One Scientist May Have Finally Figured Out the Mystery of Why a Civil War Submarine Sank
A Navy engineer used creative modeling and her knowledge of underwater explosions to tackle the century-old Hunley conundrum
Bei Bei the Panda Cub Celebrates his Second Birthday in Style
The notorious sleepyhead manages to rouse himself for fans
Whoa: Polygamous Wolf Spiders Have a Natural Form of Birth Control
Females have figured out how to get rid of unwanted sperm, allowing them to reap the benefits of multiple mates
Esperanza Spalding’s Pop Culture Loves
She may not own a television, but the Grammy-award winning musician definitely has her favorite books and films
Walk in the Footsteps of Alexander Hamilton on This Tiny Caribbean Island
The island of Nevis was no paradise for young Hamilton
Why ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’
The Fonz was the epitome of ’50s chill on TV’s family-friendly “Happy Days.” And then he went over the top
After the Civil War, African-American Veterans Created a Home of Their Own: Unionville
One-hundred-fifty years later, the Maryland town remains a bastion of resilience and a front line in the battle over Confederate monuments
Here’s What Happens When the Queen Throws a Giant Banquet
As Britain emerged victorious from the Falklands War, it turned its attention to repairing relations with one of its most important allies: the U.S.
Dive With WWII Wrecks in the Solomon Islands
75 years after the Battle of Guadalcanal, walk in the footsteps of history
A Dentist Weighs in On What Really Doomed the Franklin Expedition
Addison’s disease may have blackened the explorers’ gums and hastened their demise, proposes a history-obsessed dentistry professor
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