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Learn About the Life of Abraham Lincoln

By Diane Cole - Nation & World - December 18, 2008

A number of new books offer new perspectives to celebrate his bicentennial birthday. more >>

Investigate the World of Edgar Allan Poe

By Diane Cole - Nation & World - December 18, 2008

The inventor of the mystery novel turns 200 years old in 2009. more >>

Answers: Inaugural Trivia

Nation & World - December 17, 2008

Test your knowledge of inaugural history. more >>

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Inaugural Trivia?

Nation & World - December 17, 2008

Test your knowledge of inaugural history. more >>

Presidential Inauguration History: From Grand to Fatal to Downright Awkward

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - December 17, 2008

Many presidents found that their predecessors could be less than gracious during the ceremonies. more >>

Job Universe: Archivist

Money - December 11, 2008

Sort through a sea of information; preserve history. more >>

A Historical Guide to the Capitol and New Visitor’s Center

By Jamie Stiehm - Opinion - December 5, 2008

The Capitol's newest addition says much about our times, Jamie Stiehm writes. more >>

Military History: Seeing Wars Through the Eyes of the West Point Graduates Who Fought Them

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - December 2, 2008

The U.S. Military Academy will collect oral histories to help educate tomorrow's soldiers. more >>

Judging George W. Bush

By Michael Barone - Opinion - November 26, 2008

Getting perspective on our triumphs and our failures. more >>

Jamestown Vs. Plymouth: First Thanksgiving Housing Showdown

By Luke Mullins - The Home Front - November 26, 2008

Which location would make a better destination for settlers today? more >>

The Comparisons Between Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln

By Matthew Dallek - Opinion - November 20, 2008

What will a new president from Illinois learn from the old one? Historian Matthew Dallek takes a look. more >>

Queen Elizabeth I: Looking at the Virgin Queen’s Accomplishments 450 Years Later

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - November 17, 2008

450 years ago today, Elizabeth I ushered in England's Elizabethan age. more >>

Preserving Civil War History One Battlefield at a Time

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - November 17, 2008

Old battlefields are still the sight of conflict—now over preserving history. more >>

The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

By Frederick Taylor - Opinion - November 13, 2008

A wall that was built to keep people in was torn down to do the same—19 years ago this week. more >>

History Will View George W. Bush Badly

By John Mashek - Opinion - November 11, 2008

His record from start to finish has been dismal, John W. Mashek writes. more >>

Barack Obama's Election Gives Us a Rarity: a Positive Instantly Historical Moment

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - November 4, 2008

Savor it while it lasts, for reality will impose itself upon us soon enough. more >>

Past & Present: Harry Truman's 1948 Comeback Campaign

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - October 30, 2008

Harry Truman managed the greatest political comeback ever, Robert Schlesinger writes. Find out how. more >>

Edmund Morris's Misuse of Teddy Roosevelt and History in the <i>New York Times</i>

By Sam Dealey - Sam Dealey - October 27, 2008

Twisting Teddy's words in the "Times." more >>

Israeli Cabinet Minister Ignites Debate Over Pope Pius's Holocaust Actions

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - October 23, 2008

Some argue Pius XII didn't do enough to help Jews during the Holocaust and shouldn't be made a saint. more >>

The Income Tax's 95th Birthday—John McCain and Barack Obama Are Voicing Old Arguments

By Steven R. Weisman - Opinion - October 23, 2008

The arguments around the income tax haven't changed much in 95 years, Steven R. Weisman writes. more >>

Sarah Palin, John McCain, George W. Bush...Harry S. Truman? Historian Robert Dallek Says No

By Robert Dallek - Opinion - October 10, 2008

Republican attempts to embrace Harry Truman are wildly misguided, historian Robert Dallek writes. more >>

For Sale: Flight Suit of Hiroshima Bomber

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - October 9, 2008

Forget stocks. Historical artifacts are where the big dollars are, and one is going up for sale. more >>

Before TV and the Internet—When Radio Was the First Electronic Medium

By Anthony Rudel - Opinion - October 9, 2008

Before TV and the Internet, radio revolutionized American politics, writes Anthony Rudel. more >>

Wall Street, the Great Depression, Hoover, Roosevelt, and the Unintended Consequences of Presidential Action

By Amity Shlaes - Opinion - October 2, 2008

Hoover and FDR acted, writes Amity Shlaes, but not always for the better. more >>

Data Points: Anniversary of the Model T

Opinion - October 1, 2008

Ford Motor Co.'s Model T car was introduced 100 years ago today. more >>