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Humans have roamed the Grand Canyon for more than 8,000 years. But the chasm is only slowly yielding clues to the ancient peoples who lived below the rim
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John Wilkes Booth, cornered in a Virginia barn, wanted to go down fighting: "I have too great a soul to die like a criminal"
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In this Arizona outpost, residents revere the Wild West—and live it
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A church is bombed. A daughter is missing. A rediscovered photograph recalls one of the most heart-wrenching episodes of the civil rights era
Momentous or Merely Memorable
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Archaeologists believe they have found the remains of the 16th century astronomer who revolutionized our view of the universe
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To see the Revolutionary war through the eyes of slaves is to better understand why so many of them fought for the crown
A legendary test pilot celebrates his 95th birthday - and reminds us why we restore and preserve historic aircraft
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Archaeology is casting new light on the Old Testament
When the Aztec and Maya played it 500 to 1,000 years ago, the losers sometimes lost their headsliterally
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As San Francisco burned, 100 years ago this month, a hardy band of men worked feverishly to save the city's mint—and with it, the U.S. economy
One hundred years ago this month, John Paul Jones was welcomed home with great fanfare at the U.S. Naval Academy. But was the body really his?
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Momentous or merely memorable
A clash of cultures at Boston's City Hall in 1976 symbolized the city's years-long confrontation with the busing of schoolchildren
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A British researcher believes he has at last pinpointed the island to which Homer's wanderer returned
After more than 400 years, a fort built by conquistadors in the Carolinas has finally been found
Momentous or merely memorable
Archaeologists cheered when Waldo Wilcox's spread was deeded to the state of Utah, believing that it holds keys to a tribe that flourished - then vanished
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Education experts help children, their teachers, parents and grandparents get the most out of a museum visit - real or virtual
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How an Egyptian student came to study 1950s America and left determined to wage holy war
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