Despite the "science fiction"-like technology deployed, 90 percent of ammunitions used in Desert Storm were actually “dumb weapons"
After the Civil War, one man decided there was money to be made in contacting the dead. So he invented a popular, occult board game that lives on today
The story of "Rob Reed" is finally published, 150 years after his release
See shell casings from Bonnie and Clyde's final shoot out and John Dillinger's death mask in the Museum of the American Gangster's unusual collection
The famed actor and director celebrates the great outdoors of the United States in a new documentary
More than 70 years after being dropped in Europe, the ordnance is still inflicting harm and mayhem
The Simon and Garfunkel song catapulted the duo to stardom
Fleeing the Haitian revolution, whites and free blacks were viewed with suspicion by American slaveholders, including Thomas Jefferson
In 1916, 32 men were trapped in a mine near Lake Erie. Garrett Morgan saw an opportunity to prove that his fireproof hood worked and went in to rescue them
Beyond the boldface names are these chronicles from the past year that are well worth your time
Photographs, posters and other artifacts documenting the protests find a home at the new Smithsonian museum
Five decades after Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins journeyed to the moon, their spaceship finds a new digital life
In 1971, the CIA sent coded messages to the Hanoi Hilton's prisoners of war through powdered-drink packages
A new effort to study the history of philanthropy is announced and a number of significant charitable contributions are recognized
In 1965, CBS gambled big on an animated spectacular that’s now become a holiday tradition
Dating back more than 150 years, the practice of writing to St. Nick tells a broader history of America itself
The obvious lesson: never throw anything away
Shot in 1948, this incredible footage shows paratroop dogs landing in the Arctic to learn how to rescue plane crash victims
The turkeys common on U.S. tables descended from a Mexican species and were originally bred for Maya rituals
A second-by-second guide to the historic mission
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