A historian’s childhood visit to the Texas monument prompts questions about history, memory, and multiculturalism.

Apparently some people communed with spirits to locate the first underground oil reserves.

Ralph H. Cameron staked mining claims around the Grand Canyon, seeking to privatize it. When the federal government fought back, he ran for Senate.

It took twelve years and the Supreme Court before the University of Missouri agreed to accept black students.

A glimpse into the long history of divorce in the United States offers perspective on how much has changed.

How claims records and other documents serve as historical sources.