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The supersized tournament delivered thrilling action on the field, with upsets, dramatic comebacks, spectacular goals and standout... Read More

The private rescue that halted the Panic of 1907 Read More

After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in... Read More

La Grande Armée was the military instrument through which Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor of the French, reign 1804–1814; 1815)... Read More

Always a cool head in a tight spot, Colonel Benjamin Grierson found a way to help General William T. Sherman hold onto his. Read More

In June 1801 in the budding southwest London hamlet of Battersea along the mighty Thames River, the greatest traitor in American history was... Read More

The first day of the Battle of Shiloh (6 April 1862) is commonly interpreted as a case of lost Confederate opportunity—driven largely... Read More

For the families left behind, the loss remains an open wound. Read More

For centuries, Homer's epic poem and central character Odysseus have been misunderstood, but these are the main ways people get it wrong. Read More

Here's how America became a drive-thru nation. Read More

At the end of 2020 I took up painting once more. Aside from the odd piece here or there, this was the first consistent effort at this... Read More

From the recognition of East Germany to the banishment of Taiwan and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, diplomatic disputes dogged the... Read More

A nearly complete suit of Roman segmental armor recovered from the Kalkriese battlefield in Germany is offering an unprecedented look at... Read More

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

Today's episode features host, Chris Mackowski, alongside Kate Egner and Dan Davis of the American Battlefield Trust as they explore how the... Read More

Ten years after the fall of Troy, a king is still missing. His name is Odysseus: trickster, war hero, liar, survivor – and the man... Read More

The U.S. has long professed to be a country where people can seek refuge. That's the promise etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty.... Read More

Agrippina the Younger was one of the most powerful players in Roman history: a ruthless political operator who clawed her way to co-rule the... Read More

George Washington is the hero of a new action-adventure that takes moviegoers to the Colony of Virginia in pre-Revolutionary War America.... Read More

Kim Philby, parachute drops, and what really happened in communist Albania. Read More

From 18th-century pleasure gardens to Studio 54, the story of nightlife in all its hedonistic – and political – glory Read More

In 1898, Wilmington, N.C., was prosperous and integrated. But white supremacists took back control of the city's multi-racial government at... Read More

“Same old Argies — always cheating.” The traditional chant of English football fans captures something of the relationship... Read More

On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a remote British colony in the South Atlantic – sparking a short and decisive war... Read More

The 1826 Congress of Panama sought to resist the predations of great powers. It was as relevant then as it is now. Read More

In 1974, the U.S. tried staying on daylight saving time all year. The result was darker mornings and public panic. Read More

Here's how America became a drive-thru nation. Read More

In 1989, the Komsomolets sank off the Norwegian coast. Four years later, the BBC reported on plans to seal in its torpedoes' toxic plutonium. Read More

Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle... Read More

How American business produced victory in World War II Read More

Great Britain’s insular position has long made it both protected and coveted. Situated between the North Sea and the Atlantic, the island... Read More

Witnesses turned into refugees as the first major Civil War battle turned into a rout. The shocking reality of Bull Run exposed the war's... Read More

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects... Read More

The Bolsheviks executed the last czar, Nicholas II, and the rest of his family, including his famous daughter Anastasia, 108 years ago.... Read More

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