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.

The most significant military tribunal of the twentieth century resulted in the conviction and, in many cases, execution of Nazi officials and individuals associated with them.

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.

Humor in East and West Berlin before the wall came down.

How claims records and other documents serve as historical sources.