In 1838, 104,960 sovereigns from the bequest of a learned Englishman were reminted in the U.S. to fund the "increase and diffusion of knowledge"
Visitors to Glacier National Park had long conditioned the predators to seek food from humans, making the maulings somewhat inevitable
Charles Lindbergh may have been known as a legendary pilot, but he had another, more sinister position in American History: as a Nazi sympathizer
A former Smithsonian curator authors a new book, <i>Inside the Lost Museum</i>
A decade before the Supreme Court ruled in favor of interracial marriage, the Rat Packer risked losing his career—and his life
Despite being thrust into the role of first lady with no warning, Betty Ford will be remembered as one of the most independent first ladies we've ever had
For design ideas and funding, the National Museum of the American Indian turns to its community
Until recently, Britain's Stonehenge was thought to be the world's oldest set of stone monuments
Although the 1942 'Quit India' movement was hardly peaceful, Gandhi's 'Do or Die' address inspired a nation to unify against its British colonizers
On September 2, 1945, Japan delivered its unconditional surrender in WWII. Twelve million American troops went home as civilians
They also go by umbraphiles, coronaphiles, eclipsoholics and ecliptomaniacs
As the Luftwaffe began to target London with increasing regularity, the railway network became the saving grace of the nation
Multiple eyewitnesses say that one night in 1943, their calm, quiet beach briefly became a war zone
The power bestowed upon the chief executive to excuse past misdeeds has involved a number of famous Americans
Composite Films conducted 5,800 hours of research and poured over 27 miles of film to create our series America in Color
In his new book, Michael Twitty shares the contributions that enslaved African-Americans and their descendants have made to southern cuisine
The aristocratic bird's has a legacy as a luxury status symbol that dates back centuries
Charles Lang Freer gifted this meditative haven for art lovers to the nation and was James McNeill Whistler's friend and patron
The nation’s complicated history hinges on three words that explain the totalitarian regime's behavior
A Connecticut dentist, turned curator of a new exhibition, has long worked to solve the secrets of the whale's characteristic horn
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