Winston Churchill's status is history is decided. His status as a drinker is disputed.

First of all, why the name "turkey?"

Thanksgiving as we know it was deliberately invented in the nineteenth century.

As President Obama prepares to move forward on immigration reform, the debate over the role of immigrants in US society is ramping up.

During the fall and winter of 1861-1862, Clark and many other officials in Santa Fe attended at least eight séances.

On November 20, 1945, in the wake of the Second World War, the Nuremberg War Crime Trials began. ...

A look back on Nellie Bly and the era of "stunt-reporting."

In spring 1920, three men disembarked from a train in a high desert town. They had come on behalf of their friend Anson Mills, who had asked them to find his brother's grave.

Rediscovering the Gustavinos contributions to architecture.

A brief history of Kurds and Middle Eastern politics.