US history

by The History Reader

f Black History Month was originally created half a century after the abolition of slavery in

by Charles Casillo

In this excerpt from his ground-breaking biography, Charles Casillo explores how the actions of one army

by Jesse Wegman

The framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it

by Rick Atkinson

The fateful news traveled swiftly on the post road from Philadelphia, covering more than ninety miles

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Lyndon Johnson: The Making of a Politician by Doris Kearns Goodwin Updated for 2019 with a

by Jack Kelly

by Jack Kelly 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.

by Mariah Fredericks

Around the age of 14, I started to fall in love with Italian men. I fell

by Tom Clavin

With Major League Baseball emerging from its winter slumber, fans tend to acknowledge what anniversaries the

by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington’s bodyguards. Washington trusted

by Jess Montgomery

“Well. At least we weren’t coal miners.” I heard that many a time, at family reunions