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
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
Online Exclusive: How ‘OK’ Became OK With Americans
A 19th-century journalism fad made the abbreviation central to our lingo
In the Time of Coronavirus, Social Distancing is Better When You Read (Or Reread) the Classics of War
Our best of the best reading material while hunkered down and riding out the pandemic.
When LA Unions Fought For Right to Strike, One Weapon Was Dynamite
An attack on a newspaper exposed a years-long campaign of violence by organized labor
Firebombers! Flying on the Edge to Fight Fires
As last fall’s California wildfires demonstrated, the demand for aerial firefighters and the dangers they face have never been greater.
The Secret Art Bunker of Nuremberg
By the time war broke out in 1939, Nazi officials had already developed a detailed plan for a network of tunnels to smuggle and hide valuable artwork.
Bringing Auschwitz Inmates’ Music Back to Life
Prisoners played joyous arrangements in harrowing circumstances.
Disaster in D.C.: The Curse of Ford’s Theatre
Almost 30 years after Lincoln assassination, another catastrophe strikes playhouse building
How the Civil War was Boom Time for the News Business
Changes in technology and lust for battle information led to the birth of modern American journalism.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: America’s First Financial Crisis
A single rich investor's ruin led the infant United States economy into a terrible tizzy
A ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Discovery
A dusty attic chamber and dogged research yielded a remarkable relic—the long-lost sword carried by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
Classic Dispatches | Highway to Hell
Michael Kelly went to war, as a journalist, on his own terms
Hidden Heroes: News on the Run J.R. McClanahan and ‘The Moving Appeal’
America’s history has been frequently marked by contentious relations between the government and the press.
Tet in the News
In their coverage of the 1968 Tet Offensive, did journalists distort the truth rather than tell it? Look at what they said and wrote
