Annabelle Quince, a broadcaster with a background in law, psychology, and history, draws parallels between American robber barons of the past and today’s political and business leaders.
Follow this timeline of Nelson Mandela, whose protest of South African apartheid spanned decades. View the photos and videos and listen to the audio for more context.
View these illustrations, photos, and objects collected by the Library of Congress to learn how the religious growth of the Great Awakening took shape in the 18th century.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union created millions of detailed maps of locations across the globe. Read about the historians uncovering the previously-classified documents and why they were important.
In his new book, author and professor Randall Fuller investigates how abolitionists and slaveholders reacted to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. In this Q&A, he shares what he discovered.
This article explains how archaelogists and historians have learned about the lives of runaways who escaped slavery by hiding in the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina.
It’s well known that the American Civil Rights movement drew on the ideas that helped India break free from British rule. But those ideas in turn stem from American influence.
A conservative columnist looks to Nazi Germany for lessons that might apply closer to home.
Learn about the challenges and successes of a prominent advocate for the rights of women and Native Americans.
You are lost! How do you find your way? Reach for your cellphone and turn on GPS! John Huth, author of The Lost Art of Finding Our Way thinks we should allow ourselves to get lost once in a while to create a better connection with our environment. Click on the link within this article to watch a video clip of John Huth’s view on navigation without maps.
