So much has happened in the past decade alone, but what got us here? Humanity has evolved in so many ways in the modern era. From the Industrial Revolution to the invention of the iPhone, from the Space Race to SpaceX, from last century's influenza pandemic to Covid-19, there’s a lot to cover. These stories attempt to recount how we’ve gotten to where we are and the rapid change that took place within the last few centuries.
Oak Ridge, established in 1942, was a key production site of uranium during World War II that fed the labs in Los Alamos.
By Orrin Grey
With personal accounts, Challenger: The Final Flight offers new insight into the Challenger disaster.
By Kara Brand
These seven prisons were home to mobsters, assassins, and the dregs of history alike.
John Burns showed his commitment to the United States—and its union—until his final days.
The men who were the Harlem Hellfighters were brave, courageous, and true.
During a 1777 skirmish in Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware, General William Maxwell ordered the flag be raised.
Make your home office part of history.
During the Battle of Villers-Bocage, tanks went head-to-head.
The children's author's macabre sense of humor and appreciation of darkness were likely sharpened by his combat history.
Neither Snow Nor Rain shows how the constitutionally-created service stitches our vast culture together.
On its 100th anniversary, we revisit the coalitions built in search of women's suffrage, and the struggles that continued after the passing of the suffrage amendment.
Much of mainland Asia in the 1930s faced an unappealing choice: Western imperialism or Japanese imperialism.
Though even they don't know the tomb's precise location, the Darkhad continue to keep their leader's final resting place a treasured secret.
After facing racism in America, Bullard made a home in France, where he became the first African American military pilot during World War I.
Pigs, buckets, and dogs were flash points for conflicts that could have been easily avoided.
Regeen Kiernan Najar shares her essential philosophy picks with The Archive.
Operation Iceberg was a hugely costly battle for America during WWII. Explore the scene through these historical photos.
Explore how the most violent conflict in American history led to a defining period for the country, and its influence on our current era.
The first African American female postal worker was renowned for more than her groundbreaking status.