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That the United States declared its independence in July 1776 is well known; that the British state commissioned, but never published, a... Read More

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On Feb. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against... Read More

How to sum up something as vast and varied as the American experiment? We surveyed leading scholars and thinkers. Read More

Operation Crossroads saw the Army and Navy try to see what atomic weapons could do to a conventional force. Read More

A look at the urban legend that Adolf Hitler wanted to live in the Midland Hotel in Manchester after invading the United Kingdom during World... Read More

Once touted as a place for the sick to restore their health, the sun-kissed coast is now a playground for the rich and famous. But how did it... Read More

Archaeologists recently found Roman concrete vault impressions and ceramic artifacts inside a sealed chamber predating Emperor Hadrian's... Read More

Evidence reveals that attackers laid siege to a city in Mesopotamia nearly 4,000 years ago. Read More

Every year I spend six to eight weeks on board – it has brought new friendships and showed me how generous people can be Read More

Meteorological tsunamis likely sank the 13th-century trading vessels, whose cargo included objects from both Christian kingdoms and Moorish... Read More

Would you have been drafted for the Vietnam War? Here's how to find out. Read More

Can you guess who this little boy turned out to be? Read More

If you think you know the origins of the American flag, what Paul Revere really said on his famous ride or who invented peanut butter, you... Read More

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

Devastating compromises. Midnight rides. A nailbiter vote. Statue toppling riots… and the very real possibility of death. This July... Read More

By July 1863, the American Civil War had reached a critical turning point. As Robert E. Lee led his army into the North, the two sides... Read More

In 1822, a young man, Alexis St. Martin, was accidentally shot in the stomach. Miraculously, he survived, and even more amazing was the hole... Read More

Four historians explore the Declaration of Independence at its 250th anniversary--its grievances and what equality meant in 1776. Read More

Are you fully immersed in FIFA’s 2026 World Cup? The highs and lows, controversies and victories make for riveting viewing! All host... Read More

Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, is Greek mythology's greatest road trip, journey of redemption, and homecoming voyage all rolled into one.... Read More

How will a new generation of viewers respond to the Ingalls family and their experiences of life in an America that was still taking shape? Read More

Though many Americans prefer their summer travel abroad, there’s so much to explore in the country we call home.  Read More

For the nearly 94,000 American POWs in Germany the end of World War II did not end their suffering. Read More

Retracing the iconic Lewis and Clark expedition reveals the complex history of American exploration and discovery. Read More

A chaotic 1966 World Cup match exposed the need for a universal system to discipline players. Read More

In the middle of the stormy North Sea off the northeastern coast of England in September 1779 two enemy ships were locked together in an epic... Read More

The core of this argument is that the American Founding set the United States on a unique path that made it one of the richest and freest... Read More

A rare draft of the Declaration of Independence, now on display at the Library of Congress, was written by Thomas Jefferson and contains... Read More

Over a century ago, a team of researchers set out to establish the first research station on Canada’s Ellesmere Island. Then tragedy struck. Read More

John Pumphrey was still a boy when he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777. After archaeologists discovered his remains, a genetic... Read More

Without modern volcanology, seismic monitoring or any clear understanding of eruption warning signs, the people living in the shadow of... Read More

It depicts a medieval game of thrones as William the Conquerer did battle with King Harold to rule England. Read More

Attempts to transpose the locations of The Odyssey accurately to modern maps have proved difficult. Read More

Television is rarely more than a mirror of society, reflecting our interests and anxieties. Read More

Orson Welles’s film may no longer shock us the way it shocked audiences in 1941—but only because so much of modern cinema learned to... Read More

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