When a WWII Australian spy operation in occupied Borneo is uncovered, its operatives go into hiding. Rescuing them involves sneaking a sub into enemy water
How the downfall of the Romanovs finally came about 100 years ago
Before he was president, Lincoln's lasting relationship with Joshua Speed brought him out of the doldrums of despair
American slaves couldn't hold property, including patents on their own inventions. But that didn't stop black Americans from innovating in our country
He resorted to a dirty trick to embarrass a rival
The famed British statesman approached the question of alien life with a scientist's mind
The not-so-effective wall was a lengthy, pricey project that stretched across thousands of years
Feminism and the conservative movement clashed over issues such as abortion and LGBTQ rights
How one journalist became black to investigate segregation and what that means today
These 240-gallon clay karases, crucial to the early development of winemaking, once held enormous value
One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture?
Looking to the one-percent to lead the country goes back to the era of World War I
Persistent mouth-stink has been dousing the flames of passion for millennia. Why haven’t we come up with a cure?
For at least a century, Valentine’s Day was used as an excuse to send mean, insulting cards
Amid today's dissent over proper Senate behavior, take a look back at when an assault in the Senate divided the nation
On February 7, 1943, the USS Wahoo sailed proudly into Pearl Harbor, a broom tied to her periscope. It was a wink to an old Naval tradition
As the battle to save Iraq from ISIS continues, Smithsonian experts are helping local people preserve their history
Were Americans really so outraged by a semi-topless Lady Liberty that the U.S. Mint had to censor this coin?
The new skipper of the Wahoo was the formidable Dudley Morton--a Kentucky Baptist with an aggressive philosophy on how submarine warfare should be waged
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield was in many ways the nation's first black pop star
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