American History
How Merv Griffin Came Up With That Weird Question/Answer Format for Jeopardy!
Champion Ken Jennings delves into what gives the virtually unchanged game show its lasting power
What Really Happened to Michael Rockefeller
A journey to the heart of New Guinea’s Asmat tribal homeland sheds new light on the mystery of the heir’s disappearance there in 1961
Previewing the Smithsonian’s Plans for the 200th Anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner
And at the same time, the American History Museum celebrates its 50th birthday
A Strange Object Found at New York's City Hall Was a 200-Year-Old Feminine Hygiene Product
Archaeologists were initially mystified
Woodrow Wilson's Family Home Opens in Columbia
Woodrow Wilson’s boyhood home in Columbia, South Carolina is having it’s grand opening on Saturday, February 15
At Auction: One of the Only Cameras to Ever Make it Back From the Moon
James Irwin's custom Hasselblad was one of the only cameras to make it back from the Moon... or was it?
Forensic Experts Have Found 55 Bodies Buried at Notorious Reform School
That's more than twice as many as they expected to find
Hustle through America's Huckster History with a Smithsonian Curator as Your Guide
A blow by blow of the flimflams and tales of hustlers throughout history, art and literature
The Time the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Highjacked Spy Ship
The Pueblo incident ended peacefully, but newly unclassified documents detail President Johnson's contingency plans
Look Closely at This Picture of John Glenn
The reflected faces of NASA staff appear in John Glenn's spacesuit
What Reviewers Said About the First Mac When It Debuted
They nitpicked the hardware, but reviewers appreciated the groundbreaking features that would redefine the personal computer
The History of How We Came to Revere Abraham Lincoln
The slain president’s two personal secretaries battled mudslingers for a quarter-century to shape his image
The Last Days of Blackbeard
An exclusive account of the final raid and political maneuvers of history’s most notorious pirate
It’s Ben Franklin’s Birthday—Want to Rummage Through His Papers?
4,522 documents, letters and notes that Franklin wrote or received
20 Years Ago Today, the Northridge Earthquake Rocked L.A.
Sixty people died and thousands were left homeless in one of the most deadly earthquakes in American history
There is No Shortage of History When it Comes to Velveeta
In the event of a full-blown Velveeta shortage, here's a little history to ease your pain
Forty Years Ago, Women Had a Hard Time Getting Credit Cards
Despite the law, a report from 2012 found that women still pay more for credit cards
Copyright Law Kept These Famous Works From Entering the Public Domain This Year
Here is a list of books, movies, music & scientific research that would have entered the public domain today had the 1978 copyright law not been passed
Meet the People Who Stole From the FBI—After 43 Years, They’ve Decided To Come Forward
In 1971 eight activists stole documents that unveiled a secret FBI campaign to squash dissidents
Long Before Paula Deen's Fried Butter Balls, Cooks Were Trying to Roast Butter on a Stick
Paula Deen may in fact come from a long culinary tradition of skipping the bread and simply eating the butter
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