Two new books offer divergent theories on the authorship of the much-heralded film
C'mon baby light my flier
Originally designed in the 1930s to restrict access to the drug, these stamps draw a curious crowd to the Postal Museum
Since the famous television spot ran in 1964, advertising agencies have sold presidential candidates as if they were cars or soap
Is the Republican party on the verge of catastrophe? Probably not, if history is any indicator
In a new book, a Smithsonian naturalist tells the gritty, controversial tale of how one of America’s presidents felled a threatened species
More than 400 images from the 1980s to the early 2000s detail the "standout moments" of the rise of Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Jay Z and many more artists
Here's how one of Custer's rare swords found itself in the hands of a lucky collector
A new museum offers a rebuke — and an antidote — to our sanitized history of slavery
The seventh president raged against many of the same machines that are now engulfing this year’s election
Documentarian Ric Burns talks about his forthcoming film about the “Green Book” and other travel guides for African-Americans
A historian explains how a curious phrase used by the American press caught his eye and became the inspiration for his new book
Suffragists Anthony and Cady Stanton found common cause in a wealthy man named George Francis Train who helped to fund their newspaper
Who is this cool cat, posing for an unusually casual photo for famed photographer Alexander Gardner?
Unraveling the jazzy life of a snazzy style
Listing hotels, restaurants and other businesses open to African-Americans, the guide was invaluable for Jim-Crow era travelers
Each July, Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its role in the famous court case with a re-enactment and festival
Even a century later, the news has brought relief to the families of the sailors who went down with their ship
A look back at how the powerful dam came to be
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a ruling that made the poll tax unconstitutional
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