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This Civil War nurse supported the Union army and taught fellow African Americans to read and write.

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A reader considers her family’s entrepreneurial journey and how America made it possible for her great-grandfather to succeed.

In this installment of History Off the Beaten Path, we visit, for its rich history, one of the United States’ most noteworthy engineering achievements.

From the construction of the Capitol to Yellowstone and the Wright brothers’ first flight, these photographs capture the milestones that shaped America.

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In ‘This Week in History,’ with the game of baseball in turmoil, a Chicago businessman executes a gutsy plan to form a new league.

Adam Higginbotham’s account of the 1968 disaster and its aftermath shows how NASA oversold the Space Shuttle.

Southern women contributed to Newcomb’s 20th-century success through their virtuosity, complex creative design, and technical mastery of pottery.

This installment of When Character Counts looks at a sometimes-toxic marriage, depression, and the president who overcame them both.

This Civil War nurse supported the Union army and taught fellow African Americans to read and write.

Taking inspiration from Revolutionary War-era toasts as America celebrates its landmark anniversary.

A reader considers her family’s entrepreneurial journey and how America made it possible for her great-grandfather to succeed.

In this installment of History Off the Beaten Path, we visit, for its rich history, one of the United States’ most noteworthy engineering achievements.

From the construction of the Capitol to Yellowstone and the Wright brothers’ first flight, these photographs capture the milestones that shaped America.

Nature’s suburban showman has an extensive musical repertoire.

In ‘This Week in History,’ with the game of baseball in turmoil, a Chicago businessman executes a gutsy plan to form a new league.