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As a social and political history covering two intersecting storylines for more than the length of the nation, it’s packed with incident and facts.

Explore companies founded by year and find out which iconic brand shares your birth year, along with surprising stories ...

The Smithsonian Institution is restoring a gunboat that sank in a 1776 Revolutionary War battle. As part of a series with the ...

WABE, Atlanta’s home for NPR and PBS, today announced the launch of (Re)Defining History, a half-hour docuseries that uncovers the hidden history of Atlanta and the South, […] ...

The documentary creators discuss how they took a oft-told story about the gold-medal run and made it feel fresh.

Hitler's bid to launch his full-scale invasion of Britain hinged on the Germans acheiving air superiority. In this episode of ...

Although we do often see projects that take antiques and replace some or all of their components with modern equipment, we can also sympathize with the view that (when possible and practical) ...

NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.

On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...

Many of the most-important events have slipped from our collective memories. But their impacts live on.

WASHINGTON — While demonstrations across the country have largely subsided, thousands of protesters gathered in the nation’s capital, rallying outside U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters ...