Nine Ways People Celebrate the Summer Solstice Around the World
Across the Northern Hemisphere, worshippers of the longest day of the year build bonfires, plunge into the ocean and visit prehistoric monuments
Why Indiana Limestone Is One of America’s Most Prized Building Materials
From the 19th century to today, a geological trove offers a strong foundation for the nation’s cities
The Woman Who Saved the Statue of Liberty
Georgina Schuyler campaigned for Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus” to be inscribed on a plaque in the monument’s pedestal
Monument to Coretta Scott King Unveiled in Atlanta
Located at the King Center, the new memorial honors a legacy that’s often overlooked
At Fort Pillow, Confederates Massacred Black Soldiers After They Surrendered
Targeted even when unarmed, around 70 percent of the Black Union troops who fought in the 1864 battle died as a result of the clash
New Monument in London Will Honor Victims of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
After removing a statue of an enslaver in 2020, the city aims to tell a new story
Monument to Harriet Tubman Unveiled in New Jersey
The 25-foot-tall memorial celebrates Newark’s connection to the Underground Railroad
The Lincoln Memorial Is Getting a New Underground Museum
Crews are starting work on the $69 million project this month and hope to finish by 2026
The Doctor and the Confederate
A historian’s journey into the relationship between Alexander Darnes and Edmund Kirby Smith starts with a surprising eulogy
Untold Stories of American History
The Little-Known Story of the First Washington Monument
A stone tower in western Maryland, the structure predates the obelisk on the National Mall by more than two decades
After 50 Years, Michael Heizer’s ‘City’ Opens in Nevada Desert
The American artist has spent most of his life building a megasculpture that earns comparisons to ancient ruins and abandoned highways
The Georgia Landmark Known as ‘America’s Stonehenge’ Is Destroyed in an Explosive Attack
The mysterious granite monoliths have been the source of conspiracy theories for almost half a century
A Century Ago, the Lincoln Memorial’s Dedication Underscored the Nation’s Racial Divide
Seating was segregated, and the ceremony’s only Black speaker was forced to drastically revise his speech to avoid spreading “propaganda”
An Exclusive Preview of the New World War I Memorial
One sculptor and his team of artists take on the epic project of conveying the century-old conflict through a massive bronze installation
Untold Stories of American History
Subjected to Painful Experiments and Forgotten, Enslaved ‘Mothers of Gynecology’ Are Honored With New Monument
The statues acknowledge the suffering of bondswomen overshadowed by the white doctor who operated on them without their consent
Maryland Removes Its Last Confederate Monument on Public Land
Workers removed the Talbot Boys Statue on Monday after years of pressure from the local community
Meet the Indigenous Activist Who Toppled Minnesota’s Christopher Columbus Statue
The unauthorized removal of the monument took place during the racial justice protests of summer 2020
Meet the ‘Most Important’ Jewish Woman in Medieval England
A new statue honors Licoricia of Winchester, a 13th-century moneylender whose life illuminates the challenges faced by Jews at the time
A Toppled Statue of George III Illuminates the Ongoing Debate Over America’s Monuments
In July 1776, colonists destroyed a sculpture of the English king. A new exhibit explores this iconoclasm’s legacy—and its implications for today
New Funding Will Help Highlight Five Black History Sites in the American South
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s $50,000 grants will support civil rights museums, a monument to victims of an industrial disaster and other organizations
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