American History
In Honor of Struggle
Life came hard for people like historian Lonnie Bunch's ancestors; he strives to commemorate them
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A Symbol That Failed
In 1918, a hopeful France gave Mrs. Wilson a peace brooch, but peace eluded her husband and the world
Bang! Bang! You're Dead
Dueling at the drop of a hat was as European as truffles, and as American as mom's apple pie
The Space Race
Onetime rivals are now partners. A new exhibition and an IMAX film, Mission to Mir, tell the story
John Brown's Picture
A long-lost daguerrotype, made by a black artist in 1847, has lately come to rest at the Smithsonian
George C. Marshall The Last Great American?
No soldier since Washington has had his Roman virtues, and so significantly shaped a peace
Our Old Reliables, Still Rolling On Scross the Years
Whether they are yet hauling hay and Little Leaguers, or have been retired from duty, vintage pickups have won America's heart
Traveling the Long Road to Freedom, One Step at a Time
When historian Anthony Cohen set out to retrace a route along the legendary Underground Railroad, he recovered a piece of the American past
Let's Hear It for the Lowly Sound Bite!
In which it is amply demonstrated that the sound bite, long a pariah of pundits and pooh-bahs, is really a help meet to man
How Many Sailors Does It Take to Make an American Flag?
In the patriotic fervor of World War I, Arthur Mole commanded thousands of troops to produce 'living symbols' from his unique perspective
It's Hard to Believe One Man Held Sway Over All This Land
But it's true. In the mid-1800s Lucien Maxwell, a dauntless former mountain man, ruled a huge chunk of New Mexico and lower Colorado
Around the Mall & Beyond
In 1939 Moritz Schoenberger, a Hungarian Jew living in Vienna, wanted to join his family in America. His ordeal is told at the National Postal Museum
The Soap Box Derby
The Soap Box Derby, a peculiarly American institution, thrives on the U.S. teenage passion for anything that has four wheels and goes fast
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