Early anthropologist Zelia Nuttall transformed the way we think of ancient Mesoamerica and the Aztecs Article 4707 words 7 votes
In 1873, greed, speculation and overinvestment in railroads sparked a financial crisis that sank the US into more than five years of misery Article 1269 words 9 votes
The enduring friendship between Ireland and the Choctaw Nation: One act of generosity during the Great Famine forged a bond that transcends generations Article 3541 words 20 votes
Moe Berg was a US baseball player-turned-spy who went undercover to assassinate the Nazis’ top nuclear scientist Article 2166 words 21 votes
Huey P. Newton, the misunderstood visionary behind the Black Panther Party Article 5773 words 9 votes
Escaping East Germany in a DIY aircraft wasn’t enough for Ivo Zdarsky, so he invented his own way of life in a Utah desert ghost town Article 7147 words 15 votes
2,400-year-old baskets still filled with fruit found in submerged Egyptian city Article 623 words 26 votes
When did humans start settling down? In Israel, new discoveries at one of the world’s oldest villages are upending the debate about when we stopped wandering. Article 4361 words 21 votes
An extraordinary 500-year-old shipwreck is rewriting the history of the age of discovery Article 4266 words 10 votes
A new documentary details the FBI's relentless pursuit of Martin Luther King Jr Article 1773 words 5 votes
The history of Yellowstone: Debunking the myth that the great national park was a wilderness untouched by humans Article 4979 words 5 votes
An equine influenza in 1872 brought the US to a standstill and laid bare how essential horses were to the economy Article 1131 words 6 votes
How hedges became the unofficial emblem of Great Britain: The ubiquitous boxy bushes have defined the British landscape since the Bronze Age Article 1500 words 11 votes
The bombing and the breakthrough: How a chemical weapons disaster in World War II led to a US cover-up - and a new cancer treatment Article 6782 words 11 votes
An interview with Playboy magazine nearly torpedoed Jimmy Carter's Presidential campaign: The pious Georgia Democrat spoke earnestly of his views on sex, a bridge too far for conservative Christians Article 1844 words 6 votes
20th-century slavery was hiding in plain sight: The El Monte sweatshop case exposed a web of corruption, and the enslavement of more than seventy Los Angeles area garment workers Article 2059 words 6 votes
K-Ships vs. U-Boats: Blimps hunting submarines in the Battle of the Atlantic Article 1882 words 5 votes
Treasure trove of artifacts illustrates life in a lost Viking mountain pass – Lendbreen, in Norway, was an important route from the Roman era until the late Middle Ages Article 1299 words 8 votes
Archaeologists discover paintings of goddess in 3,000-year-old mummy's coffin Article 553 words 8 votes
Smithsonian Open Access - 2.8 million images and 3D models from the Institution's collections released into the public domain Article 1740 words 14 votes
The history of Scottish independence from the Roman era to the Jacobite revolts, the 2014 referendum, and Brexit Article 1910 words 7 votes
The deadliest disaster in maritime history happened seventy-five years ago this week: Thousands of German citizens and soldiers fleeing the Soviet army died when the “Wilhelm Gustloff” sank Article 1924 words 4 votes
A shipwreck off Florida’s coast pits archaeologists against treasure hunters Article 5962 words 4 votes
In the 1980s, a far-left, female-led domestic terrorism group bombed the US capitol Article 1859 words 9 votes
The fertile shore: Archaeologists and even geneticists are closer than ever to understanding when humans made the first bold journey to the Americas Article 4444 words 8 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
Inside the little-known story of the socialist Green Corn Rebellion, which blazed through Oklahoma a century ago Article 3513 words 6 votes
The 175-year history of speculating about President James Buchanan’s bachelorhood and possible homosexuality Article 2192 words 6 votes
Female warrior long assumed to be a Viking may actually be a Slavic warrior woman who migrated to Denmark from present-day Poland Article 597 words 6 votes
The invention that won World War II: Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults Article 1329 words 6 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
During the Cold War, the CIA secretly plucked a Soviet submarine from the ocean floor using a giant claw Article 1822 words 8 votes
Becoming Anne Frank - Why did we turn an isolated teenage girl into the world’s most famous Holocaust victim? Article 3562 words 7 votes