History

She's the subject of a new historical film, Firebrand.

These individuals have enacted positive change both on and off the field.

How an unremarkable bar became a historic LGBTQ+ landmark.  

Gustavus of Sweden was no typical king.

His new book focuses on the hunt for a Nazi U-boat.

While the original Tun Tavern no longer exists, plans to recreate it are underway.

Why was Roosevelt allowed to remain in office for 12 years? 

Before the USPS, mail was transported on horseback.

Was the queen somehow involved in her death?

Britain's longest-reigning male monarch suffered from recurrent bouts of a mysterious illness.

This Jesuit priest is the patron saint of enslaved people, but his legacy is complicated.

This aviation program was 50% more expensive and just as important.

America’s first pioneers of the stars.  

Throughout the trench systems that ran along the Western Front, there were an estimated 500,000 cats—here’s why.

The brothers had quite the divergent life paths.

He was in hiding until 1974.

300 years later, his infamous treasure is still lost.

She wanted to attend law school, despite the barriers.

The Battle of Khe Sanh was one of the longest and most controversial battles of the Vietnam War. 

National Treasure was onto something with the writing on the back.