We retrace the travels of the ragtag group that founded Plymouth Colony and gave us Thanksgiving
The teenage queen was embraced by France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head to the guillotine. (But she never said, "Let them eat cake")
The United States reaches a demographic milestone, thanks largely to immigration
In 1849, a future president patented an amazing addition to transportation technology
Momentous or merely memorable
A scheming stepmother or a strong and effective ruler? History's view of the pharaoh Hatshepsut changed over time
Wilson discusses what drew her to study the pharaoh, and Hatshepsut's enduring allure
Because of a Lewis Hine photograph, Addie Card became the poster child of child labor. But what became of Addie Card?
New York's breathtaking Finger Lakes district has influenced historical figures from Mark Twain to Harriet Tubman
On March 3, 2005, after 67 hours aboard his Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, he became the first person to fly alone around the world nonstop
Lorenzo Da Ponte was a hit in Europe: a courtier, a cad, the librettist for Mozart's finest operas. But the New World truly tested his creative powers
Momentous or merely memorable
Stale Mail: The nation's first hot-air balloon postal deliveries barely got off the ground
In a new book, the author of "Forrest Gump" paints an uncommonly vivid picture of an overlooked chapter in American history and its unlikely hero
Scientists and soldiers combine forensics and archaeology to search for pilot Bat Masterson, one of 88,000 Americans missing in action from recent wars
The author behind the authoritative retelling of the 1911 fire describes how he researched the tragedy that killed 146 people
Andrew Lawler discusses imperialism and the natural romance of studying ancient cultures.
One of Washington's most exuberant monuments—the old Patent Office Building —gets the renovation it deserves
The first tomb to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings since King Tut's is raising questions for archaeologists about ancient Egypt's burial practices
Studs Terkel, America’s best-known oral historian, never wavered in his devotion to the Windy City
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