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New documents reveal a Founder’s evolution Read More

Just Enough History of America series Read More

The United States is marking its 250th anniversary this year. How well do you know American history, culture and Americana? Test your... Read More

In the spring of 1945, the U.S. Navy quietly handed over 149 warships to the Soviet Union at a remote Alaskan outpost, training the crews for... Read More

In the 1940s, a shadowy military unit was assembled to catch and kill Japanese soldiers on Australia's remote northern coast. The identity of... Read More

The story of a man who didn’t do it. Read More

Christian Rainer told the BBC he found his grandfather within seconds using the online tool, which also helped clear other members of his... Read More

Employing every means available, including Navy airships, the United States sought to protect merchant shipping against marauding Nazi... Read More

Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are... Read More

The 19th-century Korean peninsula was a chessboard on which the fates of great powers were decided. China, Japan and Russia learned this... Read More

The stories about King Arthur are almost certainly false or greatly exaggerated, but did the man himself exist? Read More

These albums are some of the most widely owned records ever pressed. Read More

USA TODAY Sports is launching a "250 for 250" project to identify the 250 greatest homegrown U.S. athletes in celebration of the... Read More

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

Can you use the word in a sentence? For this episode, Spelling Correspondent Gabe Henry takes Sarah through the surprisingly rampageous... Read More

When we call something "clickbait," we don't mean it as a compliment. But let's be real: we also click. It's hard to resist a spicy story,... Read More

A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. This episode... Read More

Join Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval Spanish warrior known as El Cid. Read More

A magisterial history of one of the worst ever pandemics focuses on the individuals caught up in the chaos Read More

These stories genuinely surprised me—and I have a feeling they’ll surprise you, too. Read More

This film tracks the friendship of Benjamin Franklin and the Rev. George Whitefield, who brought a Protestant revival to the American... Read More

TV series about the great founding event of the USA were thin on the ground until the 21st century. Read More

The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support for America... Read More

The iconic roadway is 100 years old. Read More

Manuel Portuondo was a teenager when his family fled Cuba for Miami in 1960. Inspired by ideals of freedom, he joined a U.S.-backed military... Read More

U.S. Army Sergeant Celestino Chavez Jr. of Gallup, New Mexico, had left a letter with his mother telling her not to cry if he didn’t... Read More

Tourists can learn about this history by snorkeling over the wreck of the German ship in shallow waters just off the island’s coast Read More

American troops blunted the German spearhead at Lausdell, defending a critical crossroads, during the early hours of the Battle of the Bulge. Read More

Why the Cold War Started Read More

Rest of World News: By the beginning of the 15th century, China possessed the most formidable navy that had ever existed. This fleet, known... Read More

Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying"... Read More

How enslaved men found freedom on the frontier Read More

After an earthquake and tomb raiders, archaeologists weren’t sure they would find anything untouched at El Castillo de Huarmey in Peru –... Read More

When the pope travels—be it to France, Jerusalem or beyond—the world pays attention. Read More

The writings of Roman philosopher Seneca show how the model Stoic, relying on nothing but his own mind, can still be a loving family... Read More

The Suda, the massive tome written by a Byzantine scholar around the year 1100, was one of the world's first encyclopedias and lexicons. Read More

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