There is perhaps no more enigmatic figure in American history than Thomas Jefferson, born April 13, 1743. How should his legacy be understood today?

Boston is considering joining the Atlantic time zone. How did Americans decide on time zones anyway?

Teachers' unions have been an important force in America since the 1950s.

With the rise of digital search tools, is there a future for big buildings filled with books and journals? Respondents to an Ithaka S + R survey say yes.

The "paranoid style" isn't so much periodical as it is perpetual. 

Marvel has introduced Agent Peggy Carter into the lexicon about women’s status in the military during and post-WWII.