The theft of a prize-winning stallion gave the famous general a glimpse of a future that could have been
No one really knows the true motives of the character central to one of America's greatest secrets
In a warehouse in Utah, federal agents are storing tens of thousands of looted objects recovered in a massive sting
Custer's Last Stand took place at the Little Bighorn River, where he led over 200 soldiers into battle against thousands of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors
Howard Unruh’s “Walk of Death” foretold an era in which such tragedies would become all too common
A large portion of Indiana's economy relies on an invaluable crop: corn. Popcorn plants have perfected the production of our favorite movie snack
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
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