American History
A Free Man's Letter to A Former Slaveowner in 1865
When asked to return to the farm where he was held in bondage, Jourdon Anderson wrote this thoughtful reply
Meet Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Genius Behind "Hamilton," Broadway's Newest Hit
Composer, lyricist and performer, Miranda wows audiences and upends U.S. history with his dazzlingly fresh hip-hop musical
When the Empire State Building Was Just an Architect's Sketch
How one of the world's most famous skyscrapers was built
Divers Discover 102-Year-Old Shipwreck in Lake Huron
The Hydrus and her crew were lost during the Great Storm of 1913
The Telegram That Broke News of the Civil War
After Confederate forces seized Fort Sumter, a U.S. Army officer dashed off this message to Washington
Why Marquis de Lafayette Is Still America's Best Friend
A conversation with Sarah Vowell about her new book, the American Revolution and what we can learn from the Founding Fathers
How 'Bewitched' Helped Salem Embrace Its Grim Past
A popular 1960s sitcom helped the New England town turn witches into big business
To Stop an Endless Cycle of Corruption, History Says Fix the System, Not the Politician
A turn-of-the-century muckraker named Lincoln Steffens understood the true problem with a "throw the bums out" strategy
An Exclusive Look at the Greatest Haul of Native American Artifacts, Ever
In a warehouse in Utah, federal agents are storing tens of thousands of looted objects recovered in a massive sting
Retracing Slavery's Trail of Tears
America's forgotten migration – the journeys of a million African-Americans from the tobacco South to the cotton South
Thirty Years Later, We Still Don't Truly Know Who Betrayed These Spies
Was there a fourth mole in the U.S. intelligence system that blew these secret agents' covers?
Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Tituba, the Star Witness of the Salem Witch Trials
No one really knows the true motives of the character central to one of America's greatest secrets
American Women in the 1900s Called Street Harassers 'Mashers' and Stabbed Them With Hatpins
These are the turn-of-the-century women who fought back when men tried to grab them
Gold Rush California Was Much More Expensive Than Today’s Tech-Boom California
Back in 1849, a dozen eggs would cost you the equivalent of $90
Why Are Native Groups Protesting Catholicism's Newest Saint?
Nearly 250 years after Junipero Serra founded California's first missions, questions linger about his legacy
How America Fell in Love With the Giant Panda
A French missionary, Teddy Roosevelt’s sons, and a widowed socialite all factor into the tale of how the nation fell in love with the rare beast
A Proposal to Change the Words We Use When Talking About the Civil War
Historian Michael Landis writes that vocabulary like “compromise” or “Union” shape how we view our past
America’s Company Towns, Then and Now
A look at these small towns across the United States shows the good, the bad and the ugly of the industrial boom
Six American States Have Official Guns
Rifles and handguns represent some states alongside official flowers, snacks and birds.
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