12/30/2015 - 19:16
Candidates haggled over national security, labor and voting rights. A noted lawyer and veteran politician from New York vied for the presidency. And a socialist tossed his hat into the ring.
12/22/2015 - 21:00
Channel surf this Christmas season and chances are you will land upon a classic made during the turbulent, war-torn 1940s.
12/07/2015 - 14:13
The president was shaken, even though he appeared calm to an icy degree.
12/04/2015 - 16:50
More than 240 years after an American woman first set foot on the battlefield, the U.S. secretary of defense has decided that beginning in 2016 all military positions officially will be open to women.
12/03/2015 - 18:41
Before the American Revolution, Henry Knox owned a bookstore. But in November 1775, as the Colonies rebelled against England, the newly minted military man set off to retrieve artillery George Washington needed to drive the British from Boston.
11/23/2015 - 05:00
The presidential turkey pardon is as much a part of Thanksgiving as cranberry sauce and Black Friday. But the pardoning ceremony took its place at the table more recently than you might think.
11/18/2015 - 20:06
What if you lived in a dorm named for a man who was revered and respected, except for one detail – he arranged the sale of slaves?
11/16/2015 - 13:41
The Eiffel Tower sparkles every night, but this weekend, it went dark.
11/02/2015 - 16:17
Reporters from newspapers across the country descended upon a small Virginia town for the trial. Spectators packed every inch of the courtroom, for the accused was both admired and despised.