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A Brief History of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Connection to Cuba
For over 50 years, conspiracy theorists have linked JFK’s assassin to Fidel Castro’s Cuba
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In honor of the coin’s 150th anniversary, read up on how the nickel came to be minted
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The Priceless Impact Harriet Tubman Will Have as the Face of the $20 Bill
Curator Nancy Bercaw from the African American History Museum discusses the freedom fighter’s ongoing legacy
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It’s Official: Harriet Tubman Will Grace the $20 Bill
The famed Underground Railroad Conductor will appear on the front of the $20 bill, among other changes to U.S. currency
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Who Really Wrote “Citizen Kane”?
Two new books offer divergent theories on the authorship of the much-heralded film
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Why Benedict Arnold Turned Traitor Against the American Revolution
The story behind the most famous betrayal in U.S. history shows the complicated politics of the nation’s earliest days
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The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 Was a Bloody Prelude to Decades of Hardship
304 years ago today, a group of black slaves rose up against white colonists in New York
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After 36 Years, Archivists Finally Found the Wright Brothers’ Airplane Patent
The missing patent was found safe and sound in a Kansas storage facility
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Archaeologists Spy New Viking Settlement From Space
Space archaeologists think they may have found a second Viking colony in the Americas
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Andrew Jackson, America’s Original Anti-Establishment Candidate
The seventh president raged against many of the same machines that are now engulfing this year’s election
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Genetically Pure Bison Will Return to Montana After 100 Years in Exile
Next week, the Blackfeet Tribe will receive 89 buffalo calves that descended from Montana stock in a Canadian National Park
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When Newspapers Reported on Gun Deaths as “Melancholy Accidents”
A historian explains how a curious phrase used by the American press caught his eye and became the inspiration for his new book
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See Dozens of Dazzling New Light Installations in Baltimore This Week
Light City Baltimore is a massive, site-specific festival, launched in hopes of becoming an annual spectacle
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Twenty Years Ago Today, the Montana Freemen Started Its 81-Day Standoff
The impasse informed the federal government’s reaction to the recents standoffs
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How Much Has the Town Where the Scopes Trial Took Place Evolved Since the 1920s?
Each July, Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its role in the famous court case with a re-enactment and festival
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Take A Trip Through 300 Years of Men’s Fashion
At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a new exhibition highlights 200 styles, from military uniforms to punk jackets
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Here’s Why Some of Yosemite’s Iconic Landmarks Are Being Temporarily Renamed
The U.S. government is battling a private company for the rights to historic names
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MAD Magazine’s Iconic Alfred E. Neuman Turns 60 This Year
The impish mascot has had a long, colorful life
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When Museums Rushed to Fill Their Rooms With Bones
In part fed by discredited and racist theories about race, scientists and amateurs alike looked to human remains to learn more about themselves
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The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice.
“Count” Victor Lustig was America’s greatest con man. But what was his true identity?
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