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The spring holiday, established in 1950, recognizes active and former U.S. military members. Read More

No, the Continental Congress did not first vote for independence on July 4, 1776. Seven weeks earlier, on May 15,... Read More

Thomas Jefferson was one of many of his contemporaries who drafted documents that declared, proclaimed, or otherwise argued for American... Read More

At 2 a.m. in 1916, a TNT blast in New York Harbor registered as a 5.5 quake, shook Philadelphia, and changed the Statue of Liberty. Read More

As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, Revolutionary-era sites on the East Coast highlight the nation’s birth. The Western states,... Read More

Decades before the Ayatollah, even before the shah, early Americans found themselves enchanted with Iranian culture, politics, and history. Read More

In May 1917, three Portuguese children declared that they had seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a meadow. In 1992, a witness told the... Read More

When widespread vaccination was introduced there were objections – some justified, some not. Read More

When companies taught language and citizenship Read More

The world before World War II is so foreign and yet so, so familiar. Read More

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

Despite the deadliness of the disease, it was possible to recover from plague, and medieval chroniclers mention the possibility –... Read More

The many paths through which Buddhim flowed across the region. Read More

The discovery of old bones could finally reveal the real life story of d'Artagnan—who has long been cast in the shadow of Alexandre Dumas's... Read More

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

Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath! You might be surprised to learn the true history of the Seven Deadly Sins doesn't start in... Read More

A glimpse into life during the Great Depression from the people that lived it. Read More

Join Greg and his guests to learn all about medicine in Tudor and Stuart England. Read More

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we consider the Louisiana Purchase- how it occurred and what would have happened if this significant deal... Read More

Katja Hoyer’s new book uses the town of Weimar to humanize an often-overlooked chapter of German history: the brief, tragic life of the... Read More

In This Land Is Your Land, the Yale historian Beverly Gage travels round US landmarks, from Emmett Till’s bulletproof memorial to the... Read More

JMC Resident Historian Elliott Drago sat down with JMC network member Jeffrey Rogg to discuss his book, The Spy and the State: The History of... Read More

Texas Rangers vs. the bad boys, and girls, of Borger Read More

Forty-five years after the attempt on Pope John Paul II’s life, the Kremlin has yet to be officially blamed. Read More

The number of Asian soldiers who enlisted, fought and died in the Civil War—on both sides of the conflict—was proport... Read More

When rebellion broke out in British India in 1857, reports of the ‘mutiny’ soon became entangled in the debate over slavery in... Read More

Ulysses S. Grant’s drive on Richmond in May 1864 faced a tough challenge when Robert E. Lee’s army entrenched behind the North... Read More

US charitable institutions rapidly changed in the 1780s as Americans established groups to support people in need and to reform society. Read More

Jacques Vaillant de Guélis was born in Cardiff but served as a French operative behind enemy lines. Read More

An infographic of eight major military failures through history. Across history, significant military campaigns have often begun with... Read More

When companies taught language and citizenship Read More

Orange County had almost no history of its own. It turned out to be the perfect place to invent America’s, writes Beverly Gage. Read More

A Constitutional crisis erupted when President Lincoln authorized the Army to arrest suspicious persons without due process after Maryland... Read More

At the dawn of the consumer robotics era, National Geographic TV producers plumbed ancient secrets with help from this pioneering rover. Read More

As long-lasting monarchies fell across the 20th century, Britain’s endured – sustained by wartime victory, constitutional adaptability... Read More

Die Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime Read More

Think you know your U.S. sports history? From iconic moments to record-breaking feats, test your knowledge of the games, athletes and events... Read More

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