History

The details of their lives are largely unknown.

We'll be seeing Dr. Mary Edwards Walker on coinage in 2024.

This unexpected U.S. defeat was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

Employees discovered a box with a secret compartment.

For hundreds of years, protests nationwide have fought passionately for workers’ rights. 

News of the war's end didn't necessarily travel fast.

Somewhere off the coast of Colombia, a treasure worth billions lies on the ocean floor.

Learn about the eventful life of John Wesley Powell—professor, Civil War veteran, and explorer of the American West. 

Find out why his likeness is still on the $10 bill.

An overlooked war front.

The shipwreck and mutiny was followed by a court martial.

These unusual ideas never came to fruition.

These leaders looked outside science and established religion for answers.

Discover how different countries celebrate the day they gained freedom.

They were trapped on a Pacific island for a year before that.

As his dictatorship came crumbling down, he was captured while trying to flee the country.

She led a remarkable life as a traveling performer.

From ancient walls to social media, humans have always had something to say.

Explore rituals from the past.

They were actually coming to a small town's rescue.