Harley Sadler, Cowboy Clown and King of the Texas Tent Show
On the road year-round, he brought clean-cut entertainment and small-town spectacle to burgs up and down the Lone Star State
Fearless Radicals Turned the Quakers From Advocates of Slavery to Fervent Abolitionists
It took a century and a half and the tireless work of dissenting Friends to create the first White-dominated antislavery movement
Elizabeth Keckly: The Black Woman Who Became a Part of the Lincoln Family
Mary Todd Lincoln's closest confidante was a seamstress born in slavery
‘Nuking the Moon’ Takes a Fascinating Look at Military Flops and Doomed Schemes
History often recounts successful covert actions, but historian Vince Houghton spins a new perspective—failed plots built on the ridiculous
Perspectives of Famous Spanish Explorers Unfold in ‘Conquistador Voices’
Drawing on his own translations, author Kevin H. Siepel chronicles the escapades of famous Spanish Colonizers.
Battles Over Ballot Boxes Are as Old as the Republic
A wooden chest, a breeches pocket, and a year-old fight over a seat in Congress
How One of the Smartest U.S. Presidents Crashed and Burned
The Great Depression made a laughing stock of 'Great Engineer' Herbert Hoover's faith in efficiency
‘Stop the Steal’ Slogan First Surfaced in Bloody 1899 Governor’s Race in Kentucky
Trump's crowd-pleasing catchphrase is more than a century old
New York’s History and Culture Based on Four Centuries of Dutch Treats
The Empire State inherited a huge hunk of its soul from the Netherlands
James Baldwin’s Challenge to America: Not Your Negro and Not Willing to Settle
The esteemed 20th-century writer demanded that White society accept its culpability in the betrayal of Black people
The Disease That Killed the Young and the Beautiful
Before antibiotics, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death, a national fixation, and the scourge of artists
Commandeered by the Navy, Plutocrat’s Maritime Plaything Went Down a Gallant Warship
After years as a plutocrat’s plaything a luxury vessel came to a violent end
Counterculture San Francisco Discovered Its Sympathy for the Devil
Shaved-pated eccentric with eyes like Rasputin's formed a devil-worshiping church and made a bundle fleecing the gullible
How a Pioneering Silent Movie Helped Women Get the Vote
While Charlie Chaplin mocked suffragists, a Hollywood titan and a newspaper heiress put their weight behind a new medium and a message
American History Review: New Orleans’ Culture a Gumbo Built on Jazz and Freedom
The hidden history of Economy Hall recalls a brotherhood of Black leaders who built a vibrant community.
How a Male Firebrand Helped Ignite Women’s Temperance Crusade
Survivor of father's alcohol abuse commits his life to empowering women—and dumping demon rum
