During World War II, the crew of the Zaida were among the everyday Americans who risked their lives watching out for enemy submarines
A new book examines the evolution of the American workplace, interrogating the idea that hard work is enough to ensure success
Harriet Bell Hayden is believed to have helped hundreds of people fleeing slavery from her Beacon Hill residence
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The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans' daily lives as farmers and enslavers
Descendants of people enslaved at the site are grappling with its complicated history while also honoring the region's rich culture
The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key to achieving power
Smithsonian curators remember and honor the 39th president’s uncompromising idealism
A 19th-century scholar claimed that "Cocker's Arithmetick" had "probably made as much stir and noise in the English world as any [book]—next to the Bible"
The United States Postal Service and volunteers have responded to North Pole holiday correspondence over the past century
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The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the same
The Black, female unit sorted through a massive backlog of undelivered mail, raising American soldiers' morale during World War II
In 1935, dozens of rhesus macaques absconded from Frank Buck's Long Island menagerie. Nearly a century later, 43 members of the same species broke out of a South Carolina research facility
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today
Turkey may have been part of the holiday meal, along with venison, shellfish and corn, but pies and potatoes were decidedly not on the menu
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When the U.S. government sent the Tsukamoto family to an incarceration camp in 1942, one neighbor stepped up to save the farms they left behind, giving them something to come home to
The devices were used to track movement and measure productivity—an insightful foreshadowing of our current preoccupation with personal data
Under pressure from his wealthy family, real estate heir Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander claimed that his new wife, Alice Beatrice Jones, had tricked him into believing she was white
Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been naming America’s most endangered historic places, attracting much-needed awareness and funding
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