Jordan Friedman

A gold prospector dubbed the peak Mount McKinley in 1896, but Alaskans have historically championed Denali, a name rooted in its Native American history.

Amid the search for enemy submarines, Navy researchers detected something much bigger—underwater volcanic mountains rising from the seafloor.

From thyroid hormones to amphetamine to the “fen-phen” craze, weight-loss drugs have emerged and continuously faced scrutiny, largely due to unintended health effects. 

A better life awaited—people hoped—as miners, ranchers and more.

Charles Wilkes' discoveries redrew the map of the world.

U.S. place names are rooted in Indigenous languages, physical characteristics and honorifics for politicians and pioneers—and they can be controversial.

The completion of the transcontinental railroad drove synchronization of public clocks—and the start of celebrating at the stroke of midnight.

American support for annexing the British-controlled colonies to the north peaked in the 1860s and persisted into the 1900s.

The department, established in 1867, faced opposition from congressmen who associated it with education for the formerly enslaved.

The monument's colorful history includes a fraudulent bond election, a mistaken design competition winner—and a civil rights protest in the sky.

The 1965 U.S. law requiring health warnings on cigarette packs played a key role in bringing about a new era of tobacco regulation.

In 1952, news stations combined two new technologies—the TV and the computer—to forever transform how voters experience election night.

A 1929 prepaid hospital plan created in Dallas gave rise to early health insurance companies—and helped spur the growth of a major industry.