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How enslaved men found freedom on the frontier Read More

These Masters collapses prove no lead is safe at Augusta National Read More

The Masters green jacket is one of the most coveted items in all of sports. But it's not easy for just anyone to get their hands on. Read More

Just Enough History of America series Read More

Taverns, public houses and inns served as meeting places before the war and unofficial headquarters during it. Some still... Read More

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Taxes, for instance, have been changing and staying the same ever since Ronald Reagan... Read More

From Ottoman Sultans to Danish kings, Iran’s toll system for Strait of Hormuz revives an old maritime fight Read More

With the US riven by civil war, Napoleon III seized the opportunity to install an emperor in Mexico. Maximilian’s new regime soon fell... Read More

The highly reliable Browning Automatic Rifle filled the need of U.S. infantry for a mobile light machine gun from World War I through the... Read More

Medical texts from ancient Mesopotamia provide prescriptions and practices for curing all manner of ailments, wounds, and diseases. There was... Read More

The very first barbie doll Read More

An 18-million-year-old jawbone discovered in Egypt challenges the long-held view that East Africa was the cradle of our modern ape ancestors. Read More

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

Gangsters, banksters, and politicians. Today on the show, how the hunt for Al Capone helped turn the IRS into one of the U.S. government's... Read More

Join Greg and his guests in nineteenth-century China to learn about Empress Dowager Cixi. Read More

Discover the American Revolution's global history with Rick Bell, from Spain's Florida campaign to Australia's founding. Read More

In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition Read More

Lucy Worsley’s PBS series highlights the emotional fallout of the conflict, with a focus on the British perspective Read More

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

Is the U.S. Constitution Doomed to Fail? Read More

Wetzel’s "American Crusade: Christianity, Warfare, and National Identity, 1860–1920" is aimed at the scholarly reader and... Read More

The 29-ton ship went to war against the British, then sat at the bottom of Lake Champlain for 160 years. Now it’s a relic of ragged... Read More

America’s 250th anniversary is in 2026. Visit these eight Revolutionary War parks, forts, battlefields, and museums to experience the... Read More

Two hundred fifty years ago this week, George Washington and his Continental Army set off for fortified New York City and prepared to repel a... Read More

Some towns never got the memo to modernize, and International Day for Monuments and Sites on April 18 gives them their moment. Across the... Read More

The USS California was a victim of the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, but its crew fought back courageously. Read More

Although Congress only made it official in 2004, the sturdy oak tree has shaped key moments in American history for c... Read More

The “first rough draft of history” was vivid—and misleading Read More

NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz outlines the history of U.S.-Iran relations from the 1953 coup through the 1979 revolution to the present. Read More

Since it became its first imperial possession in the 18th century, Russia has denied Ukraine’s national existence, while seeing it as... Read More

The field of public health was transformed by the introduction of vaccination, from the Latin word “vacca” meaning cow, to guard... Read More

Construction on Rome's Metro C has uncovered spectacular Roman ruins, and its new "archaeo-stations" are giving visitors a whole new way to... Read More

In the third episode of our Dead World video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines tiny prehistoric... Read More

Bob Hawke ably managed his government, but he was also luckier than previous Labor prime ministers. Read More

Gold pulled back amid rising rates and a stronger dollar, but history shows volatility is typical in crises. Read more here. Read More

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