From the original film rolls that the astronauts took into space, a work-a-day routine emerges of Apollo mission voyages
Before the National Park Service, Yellowstone was guarded by the cavalry. Without them, we might not have national parks today
The National Portrait Gallery’s new show on the Civil War photographer rediscovers the full significance of Gardner's career
In 1945, the Nazis hid their stolen art in a sealed salt mine. But when U.S. troops arrived, they found that the opening to the mine had been destroyed
Back in 1849, a dozen eggs would cost you the equivalent of $90
Nearly 250 years after Junipero Serra founded California's first missions, questions linger about his legacy
A French missionary, Teddy Roosevelt’s sons, and a widowed socialite all factor into the tale of how the nation fell in love with the rare beast
Alice Roosevelt's 1905 journey to Japan, Korea and China is documented in rare photographs held by the Freer and Sackler Galleries
This fall, a one-woman show staged in one of Washington, D.C.’s most historic buildings will recall the sorrow of the Civil War
When modern dance collides with science and space history, the result can be a great leap forward
Historian Michael Landis writes that vocabulary like “compromise” or “Union” shape how we view our past
The famous aviator’s biography is incomplete without the story of how the aviator worked to perfect his glass-chambered perfusion pump
Amadeo Giannini, a first-generation American, founded the Bank of Italy, which would later become one of the world's largest commercial banks
A look at these small towns across the United States shows the good, the bad and the ugly of the industrial boom
In restoring the Athabaskan name to the country’s highest mountain, President Obama is among those who have wrestled with the issue
St. Augustine, Florida, was the first city founded by European settlers in North America
Mamie Till Mobley's decision for her slain son's ceremony was a major moment in Civil Rights history.
Here are seven of the most interesting historic stops along California's scenic highway
Alexander Gardner’s photographs of Civil War corpses were among the first to play to the uncomfortable attraction humans have for shocking images
In the 1950s and 1960s, Don Herbert broadcast some of the most mesmerizing, and kooky, science experiments from his garage
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