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In the run-up to World War II, King George VI sought to rally American support with a garden party at the British Embassy, but it... Read More

“American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition” will remain open until at least July 2027. Read More

The Fashoda Incident of 1898 occurred in Sudan and caused a diplomatic crisis between the British and French empires. A small French force... Read More

The latest attack on the Republican comes in a country that has seen four presidents assassinated while in office Read More

In January 1944, two Ranger battalions walked into an ambush at Cisterna, Italy. Only six of 767 men escaped, forever reshaping the Army... Read More

Coolidge and Mellon refused to bend—and helped secure America’s rise Read More

Unscrupulous manufacturers sold the Federal government "shoddy" uniforms, guns that didn’t shoot, and ill-fitting shoes. Read More

One of the world’s most recognisable sporting events, the story of the marathon begins in the rugged hills of ancient Greece, where... Read More

Predating the Aztec Empire, Merton College Library in Oxford has been used by everyone from celebrated 14th-Century mathematicians to JRR... Read More

What feels ordinary today once stirred controversy. Read More

Germany's last emperor, a gilded porcelain vase and a general who had a heart attack in a pink tutu: The Eulenburg Affair shook the German... Read More

Vietnamese identity has been forged in opposition to imperialism. But the country has long been the conqueror as well as the conquered. Read More

During the annexation of Austria in 1938, German troops seized the property of wealthy Jewish families – but this tiara managed to evade... Read More

Created for Mary I, the first woman to rule England in her own right, the book is “perhaps the most significant artifact of Tudor... Read More

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

The story of the clean-up at the world’s worst nuclear accident in Ukraine in April 1986 Read More

What happens when the capital falls— but the fight is far from over? In this episode of Boom Goes the History, co-host Kris White is... Read More

As the United States expanded into a global superpower, it simultaneously strengthened its national borders and began to limit who could come... Read More

The famed Route 66 has had many lives. During the Great Depression, the roadway helped migrants find their way to new jobs in the West.... Read More

Veteran historians such as Winkler, Aly, and Longerich address in their new books ‘the question of all questions, about the avoidability of... Read More

How do "For All Mankind"'s six decades of space exploration "history" compare with the real thing? Read More

Known for spectacles like “The Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s most commercially successful composer now wants to tell... Read More

From myth-busting takes on iconic events to intimate accounts of everyday life, these books on the American Revolutio... Read More

Newly uncovered remnants of an army barracks in Colonial Williamsburg offer new clues into the lives of America's first soldiers during the... Read More

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Coolidge and Mellon refused to bend—and helped secure America’s rise Read More

The popular picnic ground at Culp’s Hill would find itself the focus of much grimmer activities during the Battle of Gettysburg. Read More

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool sank about a foot in the decades after its 1920s construction. It required a mas... Read More

A German Army officer activated a bomb disguised as two bottles of Cointreau orange liqueur, handed the package to an unsuspecting member of... Read More

What does the wealth of books, documentaries and dramas about the Chernobyl disaster tell us that history alone cannot? Read More

Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was a self-styled holy man and faith healer from Siberia who ingratiated himself with the family of Tsar... Read More

Rest of World News: Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery within the historic grounds of Scarborough Castle, they have found a Cold... Read More

From Louis XIV’s absolute rule to Queen Elizabeth II’s constitutional reign, this list explores the longest-serving monarchs in... Read More

St George only gained popularity in England in the 15th century, and Richard the Lionheart had nothing to do with his adoption as the... Read More

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The first of the Jewish-Roman wars was interrupted by one of the defining events of the 1st century, and gave birth to one of ancient... Read More

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius froze the ancient Roman city in time, giving modern-day humans a remarkable vision into the past Read More

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