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The Most Consequential Elections in History: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
Nation & World
- July 23, 2008
Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 was probably the most consequential election in American history.
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Scientists Unravel Mummy Mystery
Science
- July 21, 2008
A bundle bearing a mummy has been found in Peru's historic Huaura Valley.
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Today in History, July 21: Ernest Hemingway, the Scopes Trial, and the Wall
Opinion
- July 21, 2008
1861—The first Battle of Bull Run is fought outside Manassas, Va.
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Today in History, July 18: Rome, Jane Austen, and Marilyn Monroe
Nation & World
- July 18, 2008
1960—Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe's final movie, 'The Misfits,' begins filming.
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Obama's Lack of Historical Knowledge Clouds His Iraq Position
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- July 17, 2008
For a man educated at Columbia and Harvard, his lack of knowledge is surprising.
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Today in History, July 17: Battle of Castillon, Joe DiMaggio, and Disneyland
Nation & World
- July 17, 2008
1955—After almost a year of construction, Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Calif.
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Today in History, July 16: Our Nation's Capital, the Atomic Bomb, and J.D. Salinger
Nation & World
- July 16, 2008
1951—J.D. Salinger's novel 'Catcher in the Rye,' which took him 10 years to write, is published.
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Today in History, July 15: Rembrandt, Jim Thorpe, and Versace
Nation & World
- July 15, 2008
1606—Printmaker and painter Rembrandt van Rijn is born in Leiden, Holland.
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Today in History, July 11: Aaron Burr, Babe Ruth, and Skylab
Nation & World
- July 11, 2008
1914—Babe Ruth makes his major-league debut with the Boston Red Sox.
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Today in History, July 10: Electricity, Evolution, and the Battle of Britain
Nation & World
- July 10, 2008
1940—The Battle of Britain begins as the German Luftwaffe attacks from across the English Channel.
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Today in History, July 7: Hawaii, Satchel Paige, and Sandra Day O'Connor
Nation & World
- July 7, 2008
1981—Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to the United States Supreme Court.
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Today in History, July 2: Amelia Earhart, Civil Rights, and Vietnam
Nation & World
- July 2, 2008
1976—North and South Vietnam are reunited as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after 20 years of war.
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Why the Patriots Really Fought
By Justin Ewers -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Many soldiers were not necessarily driven by the cause of liberty
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How George Washington's Savvy Won the Day
By Jay Tolson -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Despite his share of errors, the commander in chief prevailed as a strategist and a politician.
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The Rich Legacy of a Forgotten Founder
By Paul Lockhart -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Baron de Steuben may have been a fraud but he knew how to wage war.
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In Paris, Taking the Salons by Storm
By Diane Cole -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
How the canny Ben Franklin talked the French into a crucial alliance.
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The Unlikely Role of Patriot Pirates
By Robert H. Patton -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Privateers plundered British ships and made fortunes, to boot.
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Rewriting the Legend of Paul Revere
By Justin Ewers -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Every schoolchild knows the story, but most of it is wrong
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Benedict Arnold: A Traitor, but Once a Patriot
By Linda L. Creighton -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
The one-time war hero chose a path of betrayal after becoming disillusioned with the cause.
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‘Town Destroyer’ Versus the Iroquois Indians
By Johannah Cornblatt -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Forty Indian villages—and a powerful indigenous nation—were razed on the orders of George Washington
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In a Massacre, the Seeds of a Civil War
By Linda L. Creighton -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
Americans slaughtered their countrymen in the bloody Battle of Waxhaws in the woods of South Carolina
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For Blacks, There Was No Clear Choice
By Elisabeth Goodridge -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
African-Americans ended up on both sides of the war, though they shared the goal of evading slavery.
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Allied With France, the Enemy of Our Enemy
By Alex Kingsbury -
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
America needed the French to defeat the Brits, but it was Paris that lost in the end
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Today in History, June 27: Newbery Medal, Ross Perot, and Clark Gable
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
1930— Texas businessman, billionaire and former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot is born.
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Today in History, June 26: Atlantic City Boardwalk, Elizabeth Taylor, and Strom Thurmond
Nation & World
- June 26, 2008
1945—Representatives from 50 nations sign the United Nations Charter in San Francisco.
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