History

Abraham Lincoln wrote countless private notes for his eyes only—scribbled words to capture ideas and insights about the myriad problems and issues he faced. Never expecting anyone else to read them, he left them undated,...

So much of what we “know” about the battle at the Alamo is provably wrong

There’s an emerging consensus in America today that the accumulation of vast wealth by a handful of individuals is untenable for our democracy. Balancing the other-worldly success of a few in contrast with the challenges...

In the last few years we have understood with fresh eyes why it’s important to reassess attitudes toward women when they face off against male power

As a young Red Army soldier, David Dushman flattened the electric fence around the Nazi death camp with his T-34 tank

Though shelters and rescues have been rising in popularity in recent years, their history in the U.S. is more than 150 years old