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Benjamin Franklin Joins the Revolution
Returning to Philadelphia from England in 1775, the “wisest American” kept his political leanings to himself. But not for long
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Heroes of the Underground Railroad
A groundbreaking chronicle sheds new light on one of the most dramatic chapters in American history
Everything old is news again
Before the advent of factory farms and supermarkets, the self-made kings of New York City’s butter and egg trade lived extra large
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What awful event forced the Anasazi to flee their homeland, never to return?
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“It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.”— Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg
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Where do you put all those treasures?
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MaVynee Betsch wants to memorialize a haven for African-Americans in the time of Jim Crow
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Senate staffers come across a historic treasure in a dusty storage room
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The White House correspondent’s career as a journalist spanned ten presidencies and was marked by an unwavering dedication to the truth
Enslaved Africans endured the largest forced migration in history
Even as he endured the hardships of Valley Forge, George Washington faced another challenge: critics who questioned his fitness to lead
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Momentous or merely memorable
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There’s art in the history at the Archives of American Art
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Out of the park: signed balls soar into the stratosphere
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How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World
When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he altered the shape of a nation and the course of history
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The house where the conspirators hatched their heinous plot now serves sushi, and the yard where they were hanged is a tennis court
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An Indian tribe wins the first round in a long fight with rock climbers
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Daniel Libeskind: Architect at Ground Zero
From his Jewish Museum in Berlin to his proposal for the World Trade Center site, Daniel Libeskind designs buildings that reach out to history and humanity
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