American History
What the Broadway Musical 'Suffs' Gets Right (and Wrong) About the History of Women's Suffrage
The new show serves as an entertaining history lesson, but even that has its creative limits
Five Movies You Didn't Know Were Filmed in Utah
State officials are staging a year-long exhibition to celebrate 100 years of filmmaking in the state
Mail Carrier Drives for Five Hours to Hand Deliver Lost World War II-Era Letters
When Alvin Gauthier found several letters written by a veteran in the 1940s, he went on a mission to return them
This Ship Mysteriously Vanished 115 Years Ago. Now, It's Been Found at the Bottom of Lake Superior
Nobody knew what happened to the "Adella Shores," which disappeared with 14 crew members aboard in 1909
Why the Wartime Rescue of the Survivors of a British Shipwreck Ended in Betrayal
In 1813, an American sealing vessel, the "Nanina," promised to save the crew and passengers of the "Isabella," even though it was an enemy ship. Here’s how the British brig got stranded in the first place
Happy 400th Birthday to New Amsterdam, the Dutch Settlement That Became New York
In 1624, Dutch settlers arrived in Manhattan. Now, officials are marking the milestone with an honest examination of the past
How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder
Class, nativism and gender stereotypes all played a role in Borden's acquittal for the 1892 killings of her father and stepmother
This Historic Photograph May Depict the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic
The image, which sold for $22,000 at auction this week, was taken aboard a recovery vessel days after the famous ocean liner went down
At Her Globe-Spanning Nightclubs, This Black Entertainer Hosted a 'Who’s Who' of the 20th Century
Ada "Bricktop" Smith, who operated venues in Rome, Paris and Mexico City, brushed shoulders with the likes of Langston Hughes, Salvador Dalí and Gertrude Stein
The Public Finally Has Access to an Accurate List of Japanese Americans Detained During World War II
Researchers who spent years fixing errors in shoddy government records have partnered with Ancestry to make a wide selection of historical documents related to the period available for free
Historic Borax Wagon Destroyed in Blaze at Death Valley National Park
Beginning in 1883, 18 mules and two horses hauled wagons full of borax across eastern California
Nikola Tesla and the Tower That Became His 'Million Dollar Folly'
The eccentric inventor's dream of a wireless-transmission tower would prove to be his undoing
Bottles of 250-Year-Old Cherries Discovered Beneath George Washington's Home
Researchers at Mount Vernon say that the stash still "bore the characteristic scent of cherry blossoms"
How Jewish Soldiers Celebrated Passover in the Midst of the Civil War
A group of Union men from Ohio held a makeshift Seder in the western Virginia woods in 1862
Two Vandals at Lake Mead Toppled Rock Formations Made From 140-Million-Year-Old Dunes
Authorities are seeking information about the men, whose crime was captured on video on April 7
How Museums Are Preserving and Celebrating Selena's Legacy
The singer’s presence can still be felt at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
This Play Within a Play Confronts the Power Dynamic Between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson
In "Sally & Tom," Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks continues her investigation of American myths
The Real Story Behind Apple TV+'s 'Franklin'
A new limited series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin revisits the founding father's years as the American ambassador to France
Little Rock Nine and Paul McCartney React to Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' Cover
McCartney was inspired to write the song after hearing about the battle to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957
This 12-Year-Old Boy Fought on a World War II Battleship and Became the Nation's Youngest Decorated War Hero
In 1942, young Calvin Graham was decorated for valor in battle, before his worried mother learned of his whereabouts and revealed his secret to the Navy
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