The origin of Pabst's iconic blue ribbon dates back to one of the most important gatherings in American history
The author of a new book about Thomas Jefferson makes his case and defends his scholarship
Some people thought that once women were allowed to vote, men would soon lose that privilege
The 16th president has been a Hollywood star and box office attraction since the earliest days of Hollywood
Campaigning for president, Roosevelt was spared almost certain death when 50 pieces of paper slowed an assailant’s bullet headed for his chest
A new poem by George Green
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Steven Spielberg, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner talk about what it takes to wrestle an epic presidency into a feature film
Why was Goody Garlick, accused of witchcraft in 1658, spared the fate that would befall the women of Massachusetts decades later
How a makeshift show business memory aid became the centerpiece of modern political campaigning
Dino Brugioni explains how he and other CIA photo analysts located Soviet missiles just 90 miles away from the United States
From the Editor
In this exclusive transcript from the JFK library, hear what he had to say just days after announcing his candidacy for the presidency
While researching a book on the Cuban missile crisis, the writer unearthed new spy images that could have changed history
Douglas Groat thought he understood the risks of his job—until he took on his own employer
After Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, the notorious Plumbers broke into his psychiatrist's office, looking for a way to discredit him
Two hundred years after the Salem witch trials, farmers became convinced that their relatives were returning from the grave to feed on the living
Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings takes you on a challenging adventure through the secrets of American history. Will you be our grand prize winner?
For 80 years, the 11 ironworkers in the iconic photo have remained unknown, and now, thanks to new research, two of them have been identified
The legend of the blood suckers, and the violence heaped upon their corpses, came out of ignorance of contagious disease
When a powerful 1963 piece laid out the stark poverty in America, the White House took action
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