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Wendell Willkie’s case against the New Deal Read More

On June 4, 1780 in a red-brick, two-story home bedecked on the exterior with a row of Palladian marble-white columns for each floor and on... Read More

Before American forces could claim 'We own the night,' they relied on a crude infrared device carried in a heavy back... Read More

August 6 is one of the most consequential and emotional anniversaries for Americans, our World War II allies, and Japan—each for... Read More

Entire campaigns—and the fate of civilisations—have turned on a siege, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor Read More

Our Founders profoundly transformed the way people participate in government. Read More

The discovery of diamonds in 1867 in Griqualand ultimately transformed the entire region of Southern Africa. Huge European financial... Read More

Dive into the heart of war with these 25 legendary military quotes, sourced from history's greatest leaders and thinkers. Click now to... Read More

Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, who acquired the nickname "The White Death," tormented Soviet troops during the Winter War in late 1939 and... Read More

The animals’ energy needs favor a higher but shorter route into Italy. Read More

Often dismissed as a myth, was there a real man behind the legend of King Arthur? Read More

Modern fashion trends have nothing on the agony caused by the fads of yesteryear. Read More

Hundreds of wartime letters from a man to his wife showed up at an office in 2022. Little was known of the life they lived — until now. Read More

An event in Milton Keynes will mark its connections to slavery and the anti-slavery movement. Read More

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

Join Greg and his guests in ancient Greece to learn all about the Iliad and Odyssey. Read More

Robbing from the rich to give to the poor and downtrodden - this is the legend of Joaquin Murrieta.But how true was it? Murder rates in 1850s... Read More

From impoverishment to global superpower, China’s supremacy happened at a breakneck speed thanks to the visionary strategy of the man... Read More

The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality. Read More

A new book by the journalist Lauren Collins chronicles the ongoing effects of the violent takeover of Wilmington, N.C., on those living in... Read More

A sweeping narrative of the two incredibly powerful neighboring empires, Adrian Goldsworthy takes his readers behind the scenes as Rome and... Read More

From Band of Brothers and Roots to Boardwalk Empire, these are the best TV shows about American history, ranked. Read More

Those who whine about the multicultural casting and Americanisms of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster 'The Odyssey' are missing the point. But... Read More

Kim Philby's defection to the Soviet Union was made public on 30 July 1963. In 2016, the BBC broadcast previously unseen footage of a lecture... Read More

The Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Unearthed between 1947... Read More

The Battle of Fort Sumter (12-13 April 1861), also known as the Attack on Fort Sumter and the Fall of Fort Sumter, was the opening... Read More

The Humane Society and later the U.S. Life-Saving Service rescued thousands of shipwreck victims operating from lifesaving stations... Read More

The legendary philosopher's stone was alchemy's ultimate prize—even Isaac Newton devoted years searching for it. Read More

It’s known as the Tombstone Edition, a lightning-strike newspaper image that presages the American Revolution — and 261 years... Read More

How the 1930s built America’s economic might Read More

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

Most people have only heard of the plague as the disease that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages. But it's still around today, such as in... Read More

The use of oaths of office in the United States is widespread. At the federal level, oaths are required of the President, Vice President,... Read More

The Civil War has never been a particularly fruitful subject for American moviemakers. The real-life characters are too vivid to be... Read More

New research suggests that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sweden in 2024 may have been transporting gifts from the German Duchy of... Read More

Where did rice come from? And how did it spread to become the foundation of global food security? Read More

Who should claim Scotland’s royal jewels? After the forced abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, the answer was not clear cut. Read More

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