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In segregated twentieth-century Natchez, Mississippi, power wore predictable faces: white, male, and respectable, at least on paper. Yet one... Read More

A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution. Read More

After weeks of sluggish progress phase two of the D-Day invasion opened up a rapid advance toward Germany. Read More

The June 1876 firefight resulted in the deaths of George Armstrong Custer and 267 of his men. Historians continue to debate exactly how the... Read More

Continental Congress called for two national fasting days in the year before America declared independence.   Read More

Classical liberals and libertarians around the world, particularly in the past century, have had a difficult time acclimatizing to the... Read More

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Continental Army soldier John Pumphrey enlisted as a teenager in 1777 and fought at significant battles before his death in action against... Read More

In 1837, the Supreme Court decided New York v. Miln. The 6-1 vote solidified the right of states to regulate migration via passenger laws. Read More

The expansion of the United States in the mid-19th century had a catastrophic effect on the Native Americans of the Great Plains. Read More

The Allies met in several conferences from 1941 to 1945 to discuss how to guarantee a more peaceful and cooperative world once the Second... Read More

The author's childhood was rocked by bankruptcy and deceit. In 2008, he told the BBC that his "hectic background" trained him to be an author... Read More

The excavation of the ancient city of Ur revealed wealthy, powerful rulers. There’s a compelling case they were actually women. Read More

Loathed for her extravagance, the former French queen's final words showed a different side to her character. Read More

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

What really made a royal bastard, and could illegitimacy be a path to power as much as a barrier?Dr Eleanor Janega is joined by Lauren... Read More

Sara Georgini and Eliga Gould reveal how John Adams designed the Model Treaty to win the American Revolution. Read More

Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson explore the origin story of the British love of tea. Read More

Few places on Earth remain as mysterious and inaccessible as North Sentinel Island. Deep in the Bay of Bengal and surrounded by tropical... Read More

To link the original 13 colonies with territories to the west, American politicians and engineers made bold plans for a long-distance... Read More

From its design and construction to its famous rooms, gardens and renovations, these books trace the history of the W... Read More

These beloved toys helped inspire Pixar’s groundbreaking animated classic. Read More

Dragons may be fictional, but the struggle for the throne, influence and legitimacy in House of the Dragons has roots in conflicts that... Read More

On 18 April 2004 Diego Maradona was admitted to the Swiss Clinic in Buenos Aires in an extreme condition. A crowd immediately began to form... Read More

John Adams described the real American Revolution as a transformation of religious sentiments, not just a war, as America celebrates its... Read More

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The Casablanca Conference of January 1943, code-named Symbol, was a meeting between US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime... Read More

The Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes. Read More

The American flag over the president’s home has marked moments of celebration and mourning, war and peace, continuity and change. Read More

PolitiFact has been fact-checking statements by presidents, and other politicians, since 2007. What if we’d been around for all of U.S.... Read More

The U.S. Sanitary Commission assisted the hard-pressed Medical Department in providing aid and comfort to sick and wounded soldiers. Read More

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, historic newspaper issues from the Serial and Government Publications Division will be... Read More

They discover the pits on the site of where a royal palace once stood. Read More

An 1861 trek laid the foundation for organized summer camps in the United States. Read More

The years since the Brexit vote have been some of the most tumultuous in Britain’s recent political history. Here’s a look at the... Read More

The bank, housed in Old City, was established to create a national currency and pay off Revolutionary War debts. Read More

Crafted by a sect that sought perfection, the classic American Shaker chair reflects the group’s devout spiritual convictions. Read More

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