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For a few fleeting moments in 1956, Elvis Presley was still an unaffected kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, and the road to stardom seemed paved in possibility
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Twenty-five years after Alex Haley’s best-seller topped the charts, millions of Americans are using high-tech tools to find their ancestors
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This printer, scientist and ambassador early formed a plan for himself and for the country he helped to found
Gilded age lobbyist Sam Ward almost always got his way, swaying movers and shakers with his legendary food, wine and charm
Set adrift by mutineers during his expedition to find a Northwest Passage, the famous explorer was never heard from again. What was his fate?
George C. Marshall The Last Great American?
No soldier since Washington has had his Roman virtues, and so significantly shaped a peace
Chris Evans vs. the Southern Pacific
He’s not well known today, but a century ago this unpredictable train robber and killer was sensational front-page news in California
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Frederick Douglass Always Knew He Was Meant to Be Free
Taking to the podium throughout his life,the former slave fought with tireless eloquenceto “secure the Blessings of Liberty” for all
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