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For the nearly 94,000 American POWs in Germany the end of World War II did not end their suffering. Read More

Retracing the iconic Lewis and Clark expedition reveals the complex history of American exploration and discovery. Read More

A chaotic 1966 World Cup match exposed the need for a universal system to discipline players. Read More

In the middle of the stormy North Sea off the northeastern coast of England in September 1779 two enemy ships were locked together in an epic... Read More

The core of this argument is that the American Founding set the United States on a unique path that made it one of the richest and freest... Read More

A rare draft of the Declaration of Independence, now on display at the Library of Congress, was written by Thomas Jefferson and contains... Read More

Over a century ago, a team of researchers set out to establish the first research station on Canada’s Ellesmere Island. Then tragedy struck. Read More

John Pumphrey was still a boy when he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777. After archaeologists discovered his remains, a genetic... Read More

Without modern volcanology, seismic monitoring or any clear understanding of eruption warning signs, the people living in the shadow of... Read More

It depicts a medieval game of thrones as William the Conquerer did battle with King Harold to rule England. Read More

Attempts to transpose the locations of The Odyssey accurately to modern maps have proved difficult. Read More

Television is rarely more than a mirror of society, reflecting our interests and anxieties. Read More

Orson Welles’s film may no longer shock us the way it shocked audiences in 1941—but only because so much of modern cinema learned to... Read More

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

Devastating compromises. Midnight rides. A nailbiter vote. Statue toppling riots… and the very real possibility of death. This July... Read More

By July 1863, the American Civil War had reached a critical turning point. As Robert E. Lee led his army into the North, the two sides... Read More

In 1822, a young man, Alexis St. Martin, was accidentally shot in the stomach. Miraculously, he survived, and even more amazing was the hole... Read More

Four historians explore the Declaration of Independence at its 250th anniversary--its grievances and what equality meant in 1776. Read More

Are you fully immersed in FIFA’s 2026 World Cup? The highs and lows, controversies and victories make for riveting viewing! All host... Read More

Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, is Greek mythology's greatest road trip, journey of redemption, and homecoming voyage all rolled into one.... Read More

How will a new generation of viewers respond to the Ingalls family and their experiences of life in an America that was still taking shape? Read More

Though many Americans prefer their summer travel abroad, there’s so much to explore in the country we call home.  Read More

Substitutes are playing a huge role in this World Cup. Why has that been and how will they affect the final rounds? Read More

Lear Green (circa 1839-1860) was an enslaved African American woman in Baltimore, Maryland, who had herself shipped in a chest to... Read More

Not long after the Great American Experiment began, the newly established nation set its sights west. Here's how a series of conflicts,... Read More

In the summer of 1754, 22-year-old George Washington was deep in the wilderness of what is now southwestern Pennsylvania. He had been... Read More

The many myths associated with the ancient world range from minor falsehoods to beliefs that completely mischaracterize the nature of the... Read More

Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace was the seat of power for the Ottoman Empire for nearly 400 years. A vast 700,000-square-meter walled... Read More

How progressives hurt the economy Read More

The US oil billionaire's 16th-Century English mansion was home to a stunning art collection and a lion named Nero. In 1963, the BBC visited... Read More

How was rabies – a disease that still kills thousands worldwide every year – largely eradicated from Victorian... Read More

Since millions of NSDAP membership cards have been made available online, many Germans have been surprised to discover that their ancestors... Read More

From Victorian etiquette to Naomi Osaka’s walk-on dress, Wimbledon’s all-white rule remains the sport’s most visible... Read More

Part archives, part museums, these presidential libraries offer unusual experiences, including holograms and AI avatars. Read More

Shared historical and cultural narratives have always played a role in foreign policy. Symbols, myths, songs, and epics all define  the... Read More

The Ness of Brodgar was covered over in 2024 to preserve it for future generations. But a new discovery at the edge of the site has brought... Read More

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