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February 07, 2012 This Week in History From a political gamble that backfires on one of America's most famous presidents to the attack that would lead to America's first captivity story, so...

February 06, 2012 Memorial to Honor WWII's Four Chaplains On the evening of Feb. 2, 1943, U.S. Army Transport boat Dorchester was crowded to capacity, carrying 902 service men, merchant seamen, and civilian w...

February 02, 2012 African American Woman in the Black History Month Spotlight From Revolutionary War patriot Phillis Wheatley to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks to Poet Laureate Rita Dove, African-American women have been at the...

January 31, 2012 This Week in History From the first attempt to assassinate a U.S president to the fast food opening that helped end the Cold War, some of the most important events from th...

January 30, 2012 Meet the presidential candidates who didn't reach the Oval Office Over the next few months, we're going to learn more (perhaps more than we'd hoped!) about the men running for president of the United States. And alon...

January 27, 2012 The War They Really Fought Just two-years after HISTORY brought viewers its Emmy Award-winning documentary WWII in HD, the network has delivered another hit. For those Dail...

April 11, 2011 Civil War 150th Anniversary One hundred and fifty years ago, Americans went to war with themselves. At 4:30 a.m., on April 12, 1861, Confederate artillery batteries opened fir...

April 07, 2011 A New Look at Wright's 'Organic' Architecture   The Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Talie...

April 05, 2011 What Took Place This Week in History? From the assassination of a civil rights leader to the end of a gruesome battle to a historic home run, some of the most important events from this we...

April 04, 2011 An Enterprising Colony The American dream was born along the banks of the James River in Virginia. The settlers who established the first permanent English colony at Jamesto...

March 31, 2011 365 Days in the Wild West   Travel back in time to the American Old West and visit the booming frontier towns that became th...

March 29, 2011 What Took Place This Week in History? From an assassination attempt to a $7.2 million land grab to a grass-roots movement, some of the most important events from this week in history: ...

March 28, 2011 At Home in Old Kentucky   Daniel Boone might not recognize today's Kentucky, but he'd feel right at home when Bardstown, Ky., hosts its ...

March 24, 2011 Meet the Heroes of the Civil War   One hundred and 50 years after the start of the American Civil War, battlefield leaders on both sides of the c...

March 22, 2011 What Took Place This Week in History? March 21, 1965: In the name of African-American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators, led by Martin Luther King Jr., began a h...

March 21, 2011 Not Even Past   There are many history-related websites, but few bring together a diverse group of historians with internation...

March 17, 2011 It's a Great Day to be Irish--Even if You're the President! Everybody's Irish today—even the president. In fact, nearly half of all U.S. presidents claim some Irish lineage. While Joh...

March 15, 2011 What Took Place This Week in History? What Took Place This Week in History? From a parade decked in green to the birth of a genius to a contr...

March 14, 2011 Hercules of the American Revolution "Without him, we would have lost two crucial battles, perhaps the war, and with it our freedom. He [Peter Francisco] was truly a one-man army." — Gen....

March 10, 2011 A Story for the Ages--For ALL Ages It's never too early to start learning history. Why, after all, should all the fun be limited to grownups? In Fort Mose and...

March 08, 2011 Enter the Inaugural Living History Sweepstakes   The editors at Living History are all about keeping you informed about breaking history news, upcoming museum ...

March 07, 2011 What Took Place This Week in History? From an iconic board game to the birth of a mustang to the world's first ironclad naval battle, some of the most important events from this week in hi...

March 01, 2011 What Took Place This Week in History? From the birth of a grassroots peace organization to the establishment of America's "first national park" to a hoopster's 100-point game, some of the ...

February 28, 2011 Exhibit Celebrates Harlem's Apollo Theater From its origins as a segregated burlesque hall to its starring role at the epicenter of African-American entertainment and American pop culture, Harl...

February 24, 2011 African Burial Ground is a Sacred Space It's no surprise that surprising things might turn up when excavating for a new building. But this discovery went far beyond "unexpected." ...

February 23, 2011 Set Sail on a Historical Caribbean Cruise   Want to get away from the winter cold and immerse yourself in history at the same time? The History Channel Cl...

February 22, 2011 The Miracle on Ice   In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, 31 years ago today the underdog United States hockey te...

February 17, 2011 Presidential Fun Facts   For more than 200 years, U.S. presidents and their families have resided at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washin...

February 15, 2011 The Beginnings of Tiffany & Co. Diamonds are a girl's best friend ... especially if they come inside the little blue box made famous by Tiffany & Co., one of the most famous jewe...

February 14, 2011 The Working White House   They were maids, cooks, butlers, doormen, electricians, and all the people who kept the nation's most famous h...

February 10, 2011 Exhibit Explores Interracial Ties   The relationship between American Indians and African Americans is complex and little understood. But in fact ...

February 08, 2011 A Star is Born "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." — James Dean Today, February 8, marks the birth of James Dean (Feb. 8, 1931), w...

February 07, 2011 Public Helps Choose Recipient of Prestigious American Service Award As the Boy Scouts of America begin their second century, four Scouts from around the country have been nominated for the prestigious American Spirit A...

February 03, 2011 Exploring the History of the Marine Corps Tell it to the Marines, nothing. This time, they're telling it to you. In its first publication, the National Museum of the...

February 01, 2011 They Call Me Doc Most people recognize legendary Old West gunfighter John Henry "Doc" Holliday from actor Val Kilmer's unforgettable depiction of him in the 1993 motio...

January 31, 2011 An Extraordinary Life   To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth in 2009, the Smithsonian's National Museum of ...

January 27, 2011 To Touch the Face of God   Jan. 28, 1986, was a typically bright-blue—if unusually cold—morning in Florida when the space shuttle Challen...

January 25, 2011 Celebrate Black History Month   February is Black History Month and HISTORY, The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administra...

January 24, 2011 Revisit Reagan's Silver Screen Triumphs It might have seemed improbable at one time that a movie actor would also have the chops to become president. But Ronald Reagan more than pulled it of...

January 20, 2011 History is Served Have you ever wondered what breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus might have looked like had you lived 200 or 300 years ago? Well, there's one thing we k...

January 18, 2011 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?   Hard times hardly seem like they'd inspire artistic expression. Then again, have you watched The Grapes of Wra...

January 17, 2011 Help Make the Dream Come True Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired men and women, young and old, in the United States and around the world. And today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ...

January 13, 2011 Hall of Fame Celebrates 75 Years We're looking out the window right now—nearly two feet of snow covers the ground and the temperature is 8 degrees—and visions of baseball are dancing ...

January 11, 2011 Middle Passages Middle Passages Between 1501 and 1867, the transatlantic slave trade claimed an estimate...

January 10, 2011 Save Some Time and Learn from Others If we really learn from our mistakes, shouldn't most of us be nearly geniuses by now? Maybe we're just having a hard time with the "learning" part. ...

January 06, 2011 New Views from Mount Vernon He remains one of the most fascinating and important figures in American history, yet he is also one of the most difficult to get to know. We instantl...

January 04, 2011 The South Secedes   Once South Carolina bolted from the Union the preceding December, it was almost a fait accompli that other Sou...

January 03, 2011 Looking at Artifacts, Thinking about History   Examining a historic artifact helps answer questions about its own history. What is it? When was it made? Wher...