Archeologists uncover an early American settlement that history forgot
Off and running in the new year
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Descended from American Colonists who fled north rather than join the revolution, Canada’s Tories still raise their tankards to King George
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The Man Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
The schoolroom staple didn’t originally include “under God,” even though it was created by an ordained minister
Reconsidering JFK and Sylvia Plath
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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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Photographer Bob Adelman’s picture of Martin Luther King, Jr., taken 40 years ago, captures one of the greatest speeches in American history
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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
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Momentous or merely memorable
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Founding Fathers and Slaveholders
To what degree do the attitudes of Washington and Jefferson toward slavery diminish their achievements?
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Learning from the Missile Crisis
What Really Happened on Those Thirteen Fateful Days in October
A biographer and his subject, William Clark, meet in St. Louis
After the events of September 11, even historical fiction takes on new meaning. Just ask Ted Turner
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When Uncle Sam passed the hat in World War II, Americans came up with $185 billion to buy U.S. bonds
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When bombs terrorized America, the Attorney General launched the “Palmer Raids”
It turns out the America portrayed by printmakers Currier and Ives was not all sleigh rides in the snow
Time and again, America has demonstrated a resilience that is rooted in the remarkable diversity of her people
An investigation of old grave sites in New England is unearthing hard truths about yankees and slavery
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