How 1930s American Gang Violence Paved the Way for Gun Control
In the 1930s trigger-happy gangsters prompted America to impose controls on firearms
How Police Caught Infamous Gangster ‘Baby Face’ Nelson
A pistol and information from a shady gunsmith helped police locate the notorious criminal who killed a federal agent the evening of April 22, 1934
Ancient Cave Art Panoramas found in Pecos, Texas
Ancient rock art recently discovered in Pecos, Texas, matches similar findings further south in Mexico, establishing a regional continuity of culture in myths and traditions
Who’s an American? Another Look at the Immigration Debate
Author Jia Lynn Yang reexamines the immigration debate and how it still centers on 'Americanness' and ethnicity
The Complicated Legacy of Matthew Maury, the ‘Scientist of the Seas’
Scientist Matthew Maury modernized navigation techniques but his racist politics have made him a pariah
‘A View From Abroad’ Review: Abigail and John Adams Became Americans on Their Decade-Long Grand Tour
The first couple of New England gained greater insight Into their country by contrasting it to the old world
‘Forget the Alamo’ Review: The Story Texas Schoolkids Grow Up on Is Only a Invention
The tale of the heroes who held out in a Spanish mission and created the Texas Republic leaves out a critical detail: Slavery
‘How German Ingenuity Inspired America’ Review: The Old World’s Gifts to the New
America's largest immigrant population introduced Teutonic traditions that seem homegrown to us now
‘Rock Me on the Water’ Review: How California Came to Dominate American Culture
The Eagles took it too easy, Debbie lit up our lives and Bruce (the shark) scared us to death
Where Those Rockets Got Their Red Glare
America owes its national anthem to South Asians who perfected the short-range missile (and sold it to the British)
‘Revolutionary’ Review: Washington Biographer Contends the General Wanted to Fight Like the British
Surprising take on the Founding Father refutes historians' view of him as an irregular commander
Andrew Jackson’s Battle With the Bigwigs Over Bank of the U.S.
Pugnacious president believed a national bank benefited rich Northeasterners over regular people
‘Bubble in the Sun’ Review: How Con Men Got Rich Selling Florida Swamp Land
Two million buyers paid the price for their naiveté when the 1920s land boom collapsed
Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life Review
The battle to free the civil rights leader from a notorious Georgia prison was central to the 1960 presidential election
‘New York, New York, New York’ Review: Sins and Songs of the City
Gotham lurches from crisis to crisis, but sorry, Jerry Ford, it hasn't dropped dead yet
‘Holding Back the River’ Review: The Water Is Wild and Can Never Be Tamed
Attempts to master America's mighty waterways are forever doomed to fail
