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One of the first acts of rebellion against the British happened in New Hampshire, and was recognized Saturday as America celebrates its 250th... Read More

On the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs tragedy, we must remember what occurred to avoid an incident like it ever happening... Read More

The 1947 decision to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to secure the eastern Mediterranean from Soviet influence... Read More

New documents reveal a Founder’s evolution Read More

Pieces of the prized British relic were chipped off during an 1950 heist. Now people are coming forward with those fragments—shedding... Read More

Jud Suss was a despicable propaganda film that hastened the Nazi genocide against "European Jewry." Read More

In his will, Charles Vance Millar offered roughly 500,000 Canadian dollars to the mother who “has since my death given birth to the... Read More

The Slavery Abolition Act was passed by Parliament in 1833. What was really behind Britain’s moment of moral... Read More

Author & Historian Debbie Kilroy reveals more about one of the greatest corruption scandals to rock the UK involving future Prime Minister... Read More

The concept of retirement took hold after President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the Social Security Act of 1935. Read More

In April 1996, two years after Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's death, fans could bid on everything from her school textbook to her diamond... Read More

Babur prevailed despite commanding almost no local support, facing a deeply hostile Muslim population, and wielding a technology that was not... Read More

The Twelve Olympian Gods (Greek: Δωδεκάθεον, Dodekatheon) represent the... Read More

Do you tend to be adventurous, conservative or a procrastinator? The Peloponnesian War resonates in an era when regional identity matters 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

Currently pending for decision before the United States Supreme Court is the case of Trump v. Barbara which presents the question... Read More

The ride is celebrating its 251st anniversary. It is considered a critical moment in the early days of the American Revolution. Read More

DENNISON, Ohio – More than 1.3 million soldiers passed through the small town of Dennison, Ohio, on their way to war between March 1942... Read More

George Washington Has Issues With the Office of the Presidency Read More

New documents reveal a Founder’s evolution Read More

Mortally wounded and lying in a pool of his own blood, 2nd Lt. Robert Femoyer navigated his B-17 home for two and a half hours before... Read More

Japanese-American interpreters serving in the U.S. Army provided valuable service to the Allies in the Pacific. Read More

In his quest for racial equality, Martin Luther King Jr. never lost faith in America’s founding promise. - Heath Anderson - Start a free... Read More

Eight Americans and one Canadian were arrested on Monday for unlawfully entering the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp. Read More

No reigning British monarch stepped foot on U.S. soil until 1939. Read More

At the height of Greece’s Bronze Age, Mycenaean citadels were littered across the land, leaving a profound legacy that even inspired Homer. Read More

Ancient Mesopotamian warfare progressed from companies of a city's militia in Sumer to the professional standing... Read More

The 3,400-year-old Mycenaean Agate Sword features a translucent stone handle and gold rosettes that redefine the artistry of the Bronze Age. Read More

Lingua franca refers to any language used between people who have no other language in common. Read More

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