Oceanic Outlaws Prowl U.S. Waters With a New Weapon—A License
U.S. Navy brought situation on itself by granting captains "letters of marque" to harass Spanish ships
How Politics Affect The Way We Teach the Past
Textbooks in Blue California explain history one way while red Texas takes an opposite tack
Canadian Militia, Regulars, and First Nation Soldiers Beat Off American Invaders Repeatedly in 1812-14
Blunders by U.S. generals and courageous stands handed the country two iconic victories
Animal Ally: Henry Bergh Campaigned Against Cruelty to Beasts and Children
Strangely, wealthy New Yorker had no love for pets or youngsters, just a moral abhorrence for maltreatment of living creatures
Hollywood and Washington Make Mayhem Out of the Manhattan Project
Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the wild first movie about the A-Bomb
The Death of Tailgunner Joe
The gentleman from Wisconsin engendered at least as much discourse in death as in life
Interview with Edward L. Ayers, Civil War Historian
Ayers argues that America should acknowledge the importance of emancipation with a national holiday.
The Conventional, and Unconventional, U.S. Constitution
Oddities from the 1787 conclave that created the United States of America we know
Morse’s Partner Argued He Invented Famous Code—to No A-Vail
Stephen Vail came up with dots and dashes, but Patent Office gave credit to Morse, the better known inventor
George Caleb Bingham: Missouri’s Painter of Populism
When his home state was a political borderland, artist's most famous works celebrated frontier democracy
Shocked America Demanded Change After Atlanta Hotel Blaze Killed 119
President Truman called for stricter safety codes after dozens leaped to their deaths from 'fireproof'' building
Final Fiasco – The Fall of Saigon
Newly declassified documents and fresh insight from Frank Snepp, the CIA's chief analyst in Vietnam during 1975, present a revealing new picture of the chaotic final days of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, before enemy forces captured Saigon on April 30
Online Exclusive: How Collectivism Nearly Sunk Early Colonies
Only when settlers instituted private property rights did the New World thrive
A Virginia Slave Schooled in Scotland Made a Bravehearted Bid for His Freedom
Jamie Montgomery failed, but his case set a precedent that ended chattel bondage in Scotland 12 years later
Harry Houdini Could Escape Anything—But What About a Lockdown?
While pondering the pandemic, read about the greatest getaway artist ever
