U.S. History
All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day.
World History
History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world’s major wars.
Eras & Ages
From prehistory, though antiquity and into the 21st century, all of history’s biggest chapters.
Culture & Tradition
The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world.
Science & Innovation
The pivotal discoveries, visionary inventors and natural phenomena that impacted history.
From historical figures like Jeannette Rankin, the first woman in Congress, to modern ones like Tammy Duckworth, the first disabled person in Congress, meet 5 women who have paved the way for others in politics.
Psychiatric nurse Elizabeth Allen volunteered for the Army and requested frontline duty in Vietnam.
The invention of the safety bike gave women a newfound freedom of movement.
Researchers at the National Archives have found evidence that at least 250 women dressed as men to fight in the Civil War.
Grace Hopper, pioneer of computer science, lived in Virginia later in life and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.