What Was the Titanic’s Captain Doing While the Ship Sank?Edward Smith’s body was never recovered, and his final moments remain a mystery—with no shortage of conflicting accounts.Read more
Queen Elizabeth II: 15 Key Moments in Her ReignRevisit some of the most historic moments in the reign of Britain’s record-setting monarch.Read more
Black Heroes Throughout US Military HistoryMeet the standout soldiers, spies and homefront forces who fought for America, from the Revolution to World War II.Read more
Activism That Led to the First Black MarinesA. Philip Randolph proved instrumental in urging FDR to open up the Marines—and other military branches—to African American recruits.Read more
6 Black Heroes of the Civil WarWhether as soldiers, spies, recruiters or medical personnel, African Americans made crucial contributions to the Union cause.Read more
Brad Meltzer Decodes Four Enduring Historical MysteriesFort Knox empty? The disappearing White House cornerstone. America’s version of Stonehenge. And Leonardo’s missing notebook page.Read more
How Mesopotamia Became the Cradle of CivilizationEnvironmental factors helped agriculture, architecture and eventually a social order emerge for the first time in ancient Mesopotamia.Read more
‘Black Rosies’: The Forgotten African American Heroines of the WWII HomefrontFrom shipyards to factories to government administrative offices, Black women worked to battle authoritarianism abroad and racism at home.Read more
Broken Treaties With Native American Tribes: TimelineFrom 1778 to 1871, the United States signed some 368 treaties with various Indigenous people across the North American continent.Read more
The Native American Government That Helped Inspire the US ConstitutionThe constitutional framers may have viewed Indigenous people of the Iroquois Confederacy as inferior, but that didn’t stop them from admiring their federalist principles.Read more
How Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s Wedding Became a Global PhenomenonThe marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana unfolded like a fairytale—and the world was riveted.Read more
How Horses Transformed Life for Plains IndiansHorses were first introduced to Native American tribes via European explorers. For the buffalo-hunting Plains Indians, the swift, strong animals quickly became prized.Read more