Soldiers and their families, sometimes barely literate, wrote to assuage fear and convey love
Father Stephen McGraw has just witnessed Flight 77 crash into the west wall of the Pentagon
The WWII “battle” was an example of what happens when the threat of attack feels all too real
WWII had come to a close, and the U.S. was the first to seize a new class of giant Japanese submarines. The next step was to analyze them quickly
The show's rollicking one-liners and bawdy routines paved the way for "Saturday Night Live" and other cutting-edge television satire
A debilitating eye injury and racial epithets weren't enough to derail the player's resolve
The cheap monthly publications that flooded rural homes offered more than just advertising—they also provided companionship
For the protagonist of WB’s new comic book show, community and family come first
Before the 21st amendment was ratified, remote islands off Canada’s Newfoundland province floated on a sea of whiskey and wine
Did the designer meet his killer seven years earlier?
Learjet 35 was a doomed plane, flying miles off course and with passengers and crew presumed dead
Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, offers ideas to make it better
Fans of DC Comics will go batty for this new installation at the National Museum of American History
U.S. marines faced a battle unlike any they had faced before: the Japanese intentionally crashed over 1,900 planes in suicide kamikaze dives on them
New Smithsonian Channel special has rare Queen Elizabeth II interview and offers a closeup of the Crown Jewels
At Resurrection City, an epic 1968 demonstration on the National Mall in Washington D.C., protesters defined the next 50 years of activism
Minister, theologian and mystic Howard Thurman had a profound influence on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
New tech reveals bacterial contamination, what scribes were eating and how many rats were around
An 18th-century kitchen guide taught Americans how to eat simply but sumptuously
A new exhibition at the Library of Congress highlights female artists and their contributions to comic strips, magazine covers and political cartoons
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