The ancient Nabataeans' water storage and irrigation system was a marvel of engineering
By reinventing herself as Indian, Lillian Smith became a wild west sensation—and escaped an unhappy past
Why did the ancient Nabataeans desert the city of Petra? The answer lies in traces of white sand found in its rubble, suggesting a massive flood
James Otis, Jr. used his words to whip anti-British sentiment into a frenzy—so why isn’t he better remembered now?
Newly digitized photos tell the story of animals that fought as soldiers during the Great War
Black jockeys won more than half of the first 25 runnings of the Kentucky Derby. Then they started losing their jobs
On the anniversary of the conflagration, mysteries still remain
Todd Gitlin, former president of Students for a Democratic Society, shares his perspective on protest in the 60s and now
An online database explores the nearly 36,000 slave voyages that occurred between 1514 and 1866
It’s been 500 years since London’s artisans turned a festival into a rampage
Biblical scholars have debated whether the Tower of Babel existed. A remarkable stone tablet never before shown on film appears to settle that question
Germany's defeat could be traced to pins in a map now on display at the Smithsonian's American History Museum
The media are still feeling the impact of an executive order signed in 1917 that created 'the nation's first ministry of information'
The new federal government was plagued with absences and excuses—until James Madison helped kick things into gear
The same extraordinary properties that make this plant an “ecosystem engineer” also helped save human lives
Soldier Maria Bochkareva proposed all-female battalions, in part to shame men into continuing the fight
Evidence is piling up that the Tower of Babel really existed. It's a conclusion that's partially borne out by an astounding discovery
By the 1850s, Ernestine Rose was a well-known public figure, far more famous than her allies Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
When American troops faltered, Baron von Steuben helped whip them into shape
When Hadrian built a mighty wall in his most remote territory, he got more than he bargained for
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