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Far from the main action, the Spanish fought to reclaim Southern territory from the British, tying up their forces and aiding the American... Read More

Historians believe secrecy behind files reveals more about Switzerland than they may ever do about Mengele, who was dubbed ‘Angel of... Read More

At the outbreak of World War I, the .303-caliber Ross was Canada’s rifle of choice. Read More

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It's 35 years since Helen Sharman boarded a space capsule heading into orbit, all thanks to a job ad that she had stumbled upon. Read More

The British countryside of the 1930s was a happy hunting ground for the British Union of Fascists, where recruits sometimes came with... Read More

History remembers Julius Caesar. We are captivated by his crossing of the Rubicon, his sweeping military conquests of vast territories, and... Read More

Power Across Generations - Monarchs Who Ruled for Decades Read More

Exorbitant wealth doesn't always come with notoriety. The Liechtenstein royals in central Europe tend to keep a low profile despite their... Read More

Spanish colonial homes are common in the U.S., but they are the surprising result of one novelist’s imagination. Read More

A small lead projectile uncovered in northern Israel is offering archaeologists an unexpectedly human glimpse into ancient warfare. The... Read More

Human history feels straightforward when seen in textbooks. A neat timeline with a clear rise from simple tools to complex cities. Read More

Aethelred the Unready viewed the attacks on his kingdom as divine retribution. He hoped that a show of public penance, including the creation... Read More

Organized crime and celebrity culture often overlap—according to these rumors. Read More

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

Prediction market sites allow users to put money on everything from the war in Iran to the winner of the Super Bowl. But where did these... Read More

Just twenty years after independence, the United States fought a lesser-known war against the Barbary States of North Africa... some use the... Read More

Brooke Newman examines Jefferson's cut slavery grievance from the Declaration of Independence and the British Crown's role in the slave trade. Read More

A new podcast launching today explores the extraordinary stories behind 100 of the most significant and intriguing artefacts in US history. Read More

It was the birthplace of the liberal tradition, but also the incubator for Nazism – what can this historic city tell us about democracy? Read More

Here are recommended reads about the United States — perfect for the history buff on your gift list, or anyone looking to learn more about... Read More

James Smither spent nearly two decades piecing together what actually occured during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord. Read More

Sylvia Barbara Soberton's latest book challenges the perception of Anne Boleyn's sister as "promiscuous, intellectually incurious and... Read More

What did British officers think of the American Civil War as it was happening? Read More

How Americans Came Face-to-Face with the Declaration Read More

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The United Service Organizations (USO) is rolling out a new digital collection of never-before-seen World War II-era letters — and the... Read More

After the Lincoln administration began drafting for the war effort, mobs of New Yorkers savagely attacked police, soldiers, and African... Read More

Hours after the attack, a police officer shot 16-year-old Johnny Robinson in the back. Then, a white teenager mortally injured 13-year-old... Read More

William Seward's 1868 attempt to acquire the Danish territory was the country's first, but not the last. Read More

These ancient scripts offer tantalizing clues about civilizations we still don’t fully understand. Read More

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This year marks the 90th anniversary of the loss of an architectural wonder in South London. At 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 30, 1936, staff reported... Read More

While the federal commemoration sells million-dollar photo ops, the actual story of America’s first 250 years is sitting in 12... Read More

New radiocarbon dating of Ein Hatzeva fortress on ancient trade route in the Arava suggests it was built 2,800 years ago by the Kingdom of... Read More

When two British explorers excavated the remnants of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in 1861, many tombs had already been looted. But the... Read More

Some of these made the textbooks. The worst parts didn't. Read More

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