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The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support for America... Read More

The iconic roadway is 100 years old. Read More

Manuel Portuondo was a teenager when his family fled Cuba for Miami in 1960. Inspired by ideals of freedom, he joined a U.S.-backed military... Read More

U.S. Army Sergeant Celestino Chavez Jr. of Gallup, New Mexico, had left a letter with his mother telling her not to cry if he didn’t... Read More

Tourists can learn about this history by snorkeling over the wreck of the German ship in shallow waters just off the island’s coast Read More

American troops blunted the German spearhead at Lausdell, defending a critical crossroads, during the early hours of the Battle of the Bulge. Read More

Why the Cold War Started Read More

Rest of World News: By the beginning of the 15th century, China possessed the most formidable navy that had ever existed. This fleet, known... Read More

Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying"... Read More

How enslaved men found freedom on the frontier Read More

After an earthquake and tomb raiders, archaeologists weren’t sure they would find anything untouched at El Castillo de Huarmey in Peru –... Read More

When the pope travels—be it to France, Jerusalem or beyond—the world pays attention. Read More

The writings of Roman philosopher Seneca show how the model Stoic, relying on nothing but his own mind, can still be a loving family... Read More

The Suda, the massive tome written by a Byzantine scholar around the year 1100, was one of the world's first encyclopedias and lexicons. Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

Can you use the word in a sentence? For this episode, Spelling Correspondent Gabe Henry takes Sarah through the surprisingly rampageous... Read More

When we call something "clickbait," we don't mean it as a compliment. But let's be real: we also click. It's hard to resist a spicy story,... Read More

A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. This episode... Read More

Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval Spanish warrior known as El Cid. Read More

A magisterial history of one of the worst ever pandemics focuses on the individuals caught up in the chaos Read More

These stories genuinely surprised me—and I have a feeling they’ll surprise you, too. Read More

This film tracks the friendship of Benjamin Franklin and the Rev. George Whitefield, who brought a Protestant revival to the American... Read More

TV series about the great founding event of the USA were thin on the ground until the 21st century. Read More

Duncan MacFarlane was carrying the bible in his breast pocket when he was shot during WW1. Read More

April 15 once meant lively gatherings at post offices across the country as people filed their annual tax returns. Read More

Every American soldier who jumped into North Africa, Europe, the Philippines and other combat zones around the globe during WWII had to first... Read More

Glenn Fisher was wounded in combat in 1945, but eight decades later, he's still waiting for his Purple Heart. Read More

The history of warfare has typically been depicted as the result of the combined efforts of accomplished generals and well-thought-out... Read More

How enslaved men found freedom on the frontier Read More

Rumours about the sexual proclivities of King William III began to spread as soon as he took the English throne. What went on behind the... Read More

Two cryptic sentences in the March 1944 Trinity College Alumni News read, “Jack Follansbee, USN, attended the New York Alumni dinner in... Read More

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration’s first printed copies, tracking their reception in the... Read More

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and pressure... Read More

How Hegemonic Democracies Decline and Fall Read More

This example demonstrates that local independence may have been possible within the empire. Read More

Feared as savage invaders, the Huns posed a serious threat to Rome – but their goal wasn’t conquest, or Roman annihilation Read More

How Jonas Salk Persuaded the Public to Trust His Polio Vaccine Trial: TIME revisits 100 years of making history Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More