How skeletons of WWI ships came to rest in the Potomac Article 2163 words, published Oct 18 2019 4 votes
The secret mission to seize Nazi map data: How a covert US Army intelligence unit canvassed war-torn Europe, capturing intelligence with incalculable strategic value Article 4641 words 9 votes
Life on the Mississippi: Mark Twain painted an evocative vision of the Mississippi River, but he didn’t tell the whole story Article 3142 words 7 votes
The 1963 sinking of the Thresher killed 129 men and became history’s deadliest submarine disaster Article 1516 words 5 votes
Inside the little-known story of the socialist Green Corn Rebellion, which blazed through Oklahoma a century ago Article 3513 words 6 votes
Navajo code talkers: The last of the living WWII heroes share their stories Article 926 words, published Nov 27 2017 11 votes
The 175-year history of speculating about President James Buchanan’s bachelorhood and possible homosexuality Article 2192 words 6 votes
A rural town confronts its history: 100 years after hundreds of African Americans were killed, a memorial is set to bring details of the tragedy to light Article 1426 words 7 votes
This land was our land: The Mississippi Delta's history of Black land theft Article 7676 words 7 votes
How a historian uncovered Ronald Reagan's 1971 racist remarks to Richard Nixon Article 2517 words 15 votes
Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly went undercover in 1887 to expose the horrors of an insane asylum Article 1673 words 9 votes
China orders halt to history tests for students seeking credits for US university courses Link 9 votes
As mayor of Cedar Key, FL in the 1890s, Billy Cottrell reigned as a tyrant until U.S. forces chased him away Article 2164 words 4 votes
Independence National Park is an embarrassing mess. Why doesn’t anyone care? Article 4916 words, published Jun 30 2019 6 votes
When white supremacists overthrew a government - The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 Video 12:22 9 votes
This land is whose land? Indian country and the shortcomings of settler protest Article 2937 words, published Jun 14 2019 4 votes
A Japanese American newspaper chronicles the ‘searing’ history of immigrant incarceration Article 1410 words 8 votes
'Where was the Lord?': On Jefferson Davis' birthday, nine slave testimonies Article 3748 words 7 votes
One of the few surviving heroes of D-Day shares his story: Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach Article 2034 words 9 votes
The contested Confederate roots of Memorial Day: More than two dozen US cities claim to the be the “birthplace of Memorial Day" Article 747 words 7 votes
Muslims of early America: Muslims came to America more than a century before Protestants, and in great numbers. How was their history forgotten? Article 4402 words 14 votes
The history of the Black radical group MOVE and its infamous bombing by police Article 464 words 9 votes
During the Cold War, the CIA secretly plucked a Soviet submarine from the ocean floor using a giant claw Article 1822 words 8 votes