Anthropologist Caleb Everett explores the subject in his new book, <em>Numbers and the Making Of Us</em>
A true story of the defining phrase of the Lone Star state
A neglected period of American photographic history goes on display at the National Gallery of Art
World War II veteran John Raaen Jr. was there the day Allied troops stormed Omaha Beach at Normandy
It makes for a catchy slogan used by politicians of all persuasions, but there's little truth to it
Thaddeus Kosciuszko engineered the colonial defenses in some of the Revolution's most critical battles
When MIT and Quaker Oats paired up to conduct experiments on unsuspecting young boys
Mickey Ganitch, a U.S. sailor stationed at Pearl Harbor, was gearing up for a football game on December 7, 1941, when hundreds of fighter pilots appeared
From tiny music boxes to the bus-sized Orchestrion, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet in Germany's Rhineland is the perfect musical detour
Even a century later, those who live in the U.S. territory have little autonomy
The “Strawberries With Sugar” outbreak is just one example of mass hysteria, which goes back centuries
A quirk of a 19th-century Congressional resolution could allow Texas to split up into five states
Take a deep dive into this drawing by famed illustrator Thomas Nast
It should have been a routine landing for First Air Flight 6560 at Canada's Resolute Bay Airport, despite the harsh Arctic conditions.
With few rights as a woman and as an Indian, the pioneering doctor provided valuable health care and resources to her Omaha community
Seeking to consolidate her grip on the Chinese throne, Empress Wu Zetian embarked on an audacious project: expanding the imperial palace
The bullets caused hidden networks of fractures beneath the stones' surfaces
By spreading fake news and sensational rumors, intelligence officials leveraged “psychological judo” against the Nazis in World War II
These civil rights activists showed true courage in telling the nation about the segregated South
The New-York Historical Society's newest exhibit delves into the history of the city's once-turbulent ink scene
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