Contests around the country judged infants like they would livestock as a motivator for parents to take better care of their children
Accidental experiments and chance encounters helped Enrico Fermi produce the first nuclear reactor
Visit new institutions devoted to mascots, spies, archaeological sites, American icons and much more this year
2019 will mark Singapore's bicentennial, the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death and a total solar eclipse in South America
As the city was planning its heroes' welcome for sons returning from World War I, a frightful flood devastated a vast area of the North End
George Pullman’s unbending business acumen made him a mogul, but also inspired the greatest labor uprising of the 19th century
From the Progressive Era's social hygiene movement to Netflix self-help reality television
Vaccinations were administered by police raids, parents and children were torn apart, and the New York City Health Department controlled the narrative
Herschel Grynszpan wanted to avenge the crimes committed against European Jews. Instead, his actions were used as a justification for Kristallnacht
In a forgotten chapter of history, the president and his Seneca Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Ely Parker, fought for Native American rights
Early motion pictures give us an important window into our collective past
The sixth season, premiering January 15, brings a new crop of historical tales to television
Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of five houses that lay witness to the tragedy that set Springfield, Illinois, on fire in 1908
In <em>The First Conspiracy</em>, thriller writer Brad Meltzer uncovers a real-life story too good to turn into fiction
Calusa Indians harnessed the bounty of Florida’s estuaries with respect and grace
Energetic Teddy was a hiking fanatic—follow his trail on these trips
The infographic reveals for the first time that the U.S. is now operating in 40 percent of the world's nations
In "How to Hide an Empire," Daniel Immerwahr explores America far beyond the borders of the Lower 48
An artist shows us that the past was not black-and-white
This winter, explorers will once again set out for the most remote part of the Arctic Ocean
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