The famed artist drew on his extensive travels to paint “America Today”
There’s a never-ending stream of theories about Homo sapiens’ most important digit
When a boy suddenly disappeared into a sand dune, a scientist embarked on a quest to find out where he went
The sleek and shadowy plane still commands awe 50 years after its first test flight
A few thousand macaques still exist in the wild—but for how much longer?
Deep in the jungle, an intrepid scholar locates a symbol of power and mystery
Teddy Roosevelt’s children brought fresh-roasted beans and European coffeehouse culture to Manhattan
A frenzy of conflicting scientific analyses have made the famous pharaoh more mysterious than ever
The opening of a national historic site in Colorado helps restore to public memory one of the worst atrocities ever perpetrated on Native Americans
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The driverless car may take a while to catch on—just as the automobile did a century ago
Marguerite Oswald had a series of bizarre reactions to her son’s transgression, forever making her a famous mother to history
Kept in storage at the National Museum of Natural History, the world's longest beard measures over 17 feet in length
Can’t wait for the next episode of the podcast series? Take a look at these popular predecessors
In a burst of post World War II innovation, the Regency TR-1 transistor radio became the new "It" gift for the holiday season
Vice President John Adams once said "In this I am nothing, But I may be everything." A new book tells how the office has moved from irrelevance to power
Unwilling to pay their taxes, distillers in New York City faced an army willing to go to the extreme to enforce the law
From a royal soccer ball to a very old book, see humanity's history of innovation in ten amazing everyday objects
The deadly sea star wasting disease, which turns live animals into slimy goop, is caused by a previously unknown virus
Decades after they sat in Mrs. Davis’ fourth grade class, former students donated Vietnam War materials to the American History Museum
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