American History
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: When a Plague Tormented America’s Horses
For a few months in 1872-73, a mysterious equine malady brought whoa to the U.S. economy
Civil War Figures
Union General Abner Doubleday Forever Seethed About ‘Unfair Treatment’ At Gettysburg
Years after the climactic Pennsylvania battle, Doubleday continued to defend his actions and denigrate his superiors
Americas
Precision Bass: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Instrumental Soul
Leo Fender's rhythmic innovation powered the music of a generation
Military History
D-Day + 75 Years
In the predawn hours of June 6, 1944, some 156,000 Allied troops set out across the English Channel to take the fight to Germany
American History
John D. Rockefeller Sr.’s Pap Was a Con Man
'Devil Bill' was a grifter, a bigamist, and a pain in his Baptist son's behind
Civil War Battles
12 Forgotten Heroes of Gettysburg
For every Joshua Chamberlain, there was a soldier, blue or gray, whose bravery was overlooked
Civil War Figures
Manassas: How This Southern City Came To Be More Than a Battlefield
Destroyed in the war, isolated Virginia rail junction was rebuilt in a spirit of reconciliation
Civil Rights
Hubert Harrison: Harlem’s ‘Black Socrates’
Shocked by American racism, Caribbean immigrant pushed education and self-empowerment
Technology/Weaponry
The U.S. Navy’s Curtiss NC-4: First Across the Atlantic
In the spring of 1919, three Navy-Curtiss flying boats set out to beat the competition and be the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
Civil War Figures
How These Elite Civil War Marksmen Changed the Face of Warfare
Sharpshooters wore camo and hefted state-of-the-art rifles with longer, flatter trajectory
