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Our country’s birthday bash includes exhibitions, historical reenactments, a massive potluck and more Read More

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The Vyazma Airborne Operation dropped Soviet paratroopers behind German lines during the 1942 Battles of Rzhev to cut off Army Group Center. Read More

On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola was forced to watch his men get slaughtered near the village of Aldie, Virginia. Just hours... Read More

Comparisons of Trump to Hitler have become common. But some of Trump’s policies may more closely resemble those of Francisco Franco of... Read More

It’s not just Brexit; history suggests that Britain’s relationship with Europe may never truly be resolved. Read More

Spuds Mackenzie. A stock-trading baby. A dystopian nod to '1984.' Read More

The military elite were polite, organised and some of them were even women. Ahead of a blockbuster British Museum exhibition about them, Neil... Read More

For centuries, this Celtic festival has hinted at spring’s arrival through fire, light, and ritual. Read More

It was supposed to be just another masquerade. As daylight turned to dusk on 28 January 1393, servants rushed through the halls of the... Read More

Ancient Jokes Etched in Clay: These millennia-old punchlines aren’t exactly gut-busters today Read More

Tax season feels like the perfect time for some space facts to remind you that reality is basically held together with tape and a prayer. Read More

Set aside Google and AI and try your hand at a bit of US history as the nation approaches its 250th birthday. Read More

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

Forget guns and generals — the real victor of the Revolution had wings. This week on America in Pursuit the story of how a deadly swarm... Read More

In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp Read More

In the mid-1800s, before the Civil War, Thomas White fled his enslavement in Maryland for freedom. It was a risky escape, one that involved a... Read More

Pop culture has not been kind to the Neanderthal. In books, movies and even TV commercials, the species is portrayed as rough and mindless, a... Read More

Depending on how it’s told, a story a quarter of a millennium old can still feel fresh. Read More

How did a charismatic but impoverished British woman become the leader of the progressive religious sect known as "the Shakers" in... Read More

Emily Brontë’s sole novel shocked readers—and still does. Read More

A leading historian examines how the monarchy not only tolerated slavery but also administered it, profited from it and sanctioned its... Read More

Jon Fasman, our senior culture correspondent, on the Boston Massacre, and how it changed relations between the colonists and Britain forever Read More

From plantations to political rhetoric, the term's evolution shows how a violent past can fade into metaphor, sometimes obscuring its true... Read More

Interfering in Latin American affairs is Washington’s bread and butter. Read More

Claudette Colvin’s bold stand comes into focus during Black History Month, highlighting young activists who helped shape the fight for... Read More

For years, UK politician Jeremy Thorpe's affair was a secret – but when his former lover Norman Scott blurted out the truth, an astounding... Read More

On three individuals who had wildly different impressions of the United States with world-changing consequences Read More

The realities of a not-so-golden age Read More

What history reveals about authoritarianism’s animating force. Read More

Three global superpowers were destroyed in the last five centuries, and analysts suggest the US is deep inside the pattern. The US is moving... Read More

There is an enduring obsession with understanding the body and mind of Henry VIII, but how sound are medical diagnoses past and present... Read More

The battle-ax was developed in A.D. 500. The first version, the francisca, was named after Frankish warriors who used them against the Romans. Read More

The real heartbeat of Troy is a story that history has long forgotten. Read More

The finding, along iwth the discover of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even... Read More

Introducing students to different versions of the Declaration of Independence may encourage deeper knowledge of its contents and encourage... Read More

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