The 95-year-old looks back at the colossal effort that went into making the American masterpiece
When policemen spotted a "flying saucer" in 1966, an official investigation declared it was an optical illusion created by swamp gas
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Cuba
A former sugar plantation slave recalls fleeing to a cave in the woods and the new dangers that awaited him there
Something fishy this way comes
Through interviews with his descendants, one biographer sees the family man behind the infamous gangster
A mathematician dives into taffy-pulling patents to achieve optimum confection creation
Churchill knew he needed a very public military success to boost morale back home
You asked, we answered
My card is now a historical museum artifact, but I’ll never give up my dream to fly to the Moon
These men risked their lives for the U.S. military. Now many would like to come to America but are stranded — and in danger
The president promised peace with Indians — and covertly hatched the plot that provoked one of the bloodiest conflicts in the West
A mysterious package holds long-lost correspondence from a young Union infantryman
A scholar makes the intriguing case that Adams gossiped about the relationship years before the news erupted in public
Writing under pseudonyms, the so-called girl stunt reporters of the late 19th century played a major role in exposing the nation's ills
The authors of the children's book series fled wartime France with the manuscript tied to their bikes
In an exclusive interview, a retired FBI agent who posed as a KGB officer finally spills the beans about his greatest sting operations
Flight instructor Cornelia Fort faced a close call on that infamous day, but her plane was thought to have been lost to history
Sister Blandina Segale showed true grit while caring for orphans and outlaws in New Mexico
In Lebanon, reminders of what could have been still stand
A child's shackles, a whip, and an auction block deliver a visceral experience of slavery
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