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.
Learn how Virginia Hall, woman with a prosthetic leg, became the most feared allied spy in WWII. See how she eluded Nazi capture and aided in a victory at D-Day.
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.
Learn about five of history's most impactful and influential female educators.
Jacqui Rossi details Amelia Earhart's trajectory from baby tomboy in Kansas to the world's foremost aviatrix.