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What history gets wrong about the 11th president Read More

On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj. Arthur D. "Nick" Nicholson. He was the last American killed in the line of... Read More

Virginia nonprofit and Filipino Muslim government team up to find remains of US World War II general and four servicemen killed by Japanese Read More

No, it wasn't staged. The photographer says he just got lucky. Read More

Just Enough History of America: Installment 2 Read More

Strategically important during the Second World War, US soldiers could not wait to leave Greenland. Read More

Strategic resources have been central to the American-led global system for decades, as a historian explains. But US actions toward Greenland... Read More

Shergar was the world's most famous stallion. When armed men seized him from an Irish stud farm on 8 February 1983, the BBC reported on a... Read More

It caused a scandal in imperial Russia, then became a staple of popular art in the USSR. But when I spied a copy of Ivan Kramsky’s portrait... Read More

America’s extraordinary success is directly related to its unique form of government embodied in the Constitution. Read More

The concept of classical liberal policing (henceforth “liberal policing”) has taken a beating in recent years, nowhere more so... Read More

How our military heroes are chosen throughout history is often the result of political—not military—considerations. Read More

Some 276,000 patients were admitted to the medical facility between 1892 and 1951. But the abandoned complex has long been overlooked, and... Read More

The weeklong festival has been compared to Mardi Gras, marking the start of Lent for Orthodox Christians. Read More

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

To this day, America continues to grapple with the legacy of slavery. On this week’s episode, we explore the creation of slave patrols,... Read More

Boom Goes the History · Episode Read More

Join Greg and his guests to learn all about medicine in Tudor and Stuart England. Read More

This is the first part in our documentary on the fall of the Incas, the whole playlist can be found here:... Read More

Emily Brontë’s sole novel shocked readers—and still does. Read More

Shot, stabbed, poisoned with frog toxin – a new book reveals how the killing of political opponents has emerged from the shadows of... Read More

All that night and into the day, they would ride to rally the locals throughout Massachusetts Bay. Read More

In the case of Elizabeth Chudleigh, it was more like lust at first sight. Read More

The British monarchy has seen its fair share of controversies over history Read More

The former Prince Andrew is the first senior British royal in modern history to be arrested by police. Read More

How curling stones are carved from ancient Scottish rock and shaped much as they were half a century ago. Read More

Massachusetts gets much of the historical glory. But Rhode Island became a center of resistance, providing brave soldiers, and offering a... Read More

As “Vicky With Three Kisses,” she strategically sweet-talked and sang to German troops over the airwaves of Europe. But Agnes... Read More

Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off mainland defenses... Read More

Although hailed as the father of American military intelligence, spy master Ralph Van Deman left behind a tarnished legacy. Read More

An expert in picking locks, Jack Sheppard rose to fame in the 18th century for his spectacular escapes from London’s notorious... Read More

Walter Reuther and the making of Lyndon Johnson’s America Read More

The payroll imbalance between the Dodgers and everyone else, and between big- and small-market franchises, is setting up an owner-union... Read More

From ram’s horns to steel parading as silk, renaissance armour doubled as a form of high art. Read More

The ancient Chinese calendar has become an astrological tool. Read More

Did Hannibal use elephants? Read More

If we are to better understand the actions of conquistadors such as Hernán Cortés, we must place them in the context of a... Read More

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