Recent Stories in American History

BP Oil Spill
American History

BP Oil Spill Fouls Gulf of Mexico

Cowboy
American History

Surprise Find Gives Historians New Look at OK Corral Shootout

World War II women pilots
American History

WWII Women Pilots Awarded Congress’s Top Civilian Honor

Smithsonian
American History

Year at the Smithsonian

Northwest Airlines Flight 253
American History

Attempted Terrorist Bombing of Detroit-Bound Airliner Fails

U.S. soldier in Afghanistan
American History

Obama Orders Increase to U.S. Troop Strength in Afghanistan

Vaccination
American History

H1N1 Flu Creates Growing Concerns

Hudson River
American History

New Yorkers Celebrate 400th Anniversary of Hudson’s Discovery

Civil War soldiers
American History

Preservationists and Historians Lose Civil War Battlefield Battle

Cars
American History

“What’s Good for General Motors…”?

DNA
American History

FBI Expands DNA Collection

Reading the news
American History

After 146 Years, Seattle Newspaper Publishes Its Final Print Edition

Earth
American History

Science Society Holds Meeting on the Origins and Futures of Life

African American History
American History

African American History Month

Gavel
American History

Judge Orders Five Guantanamo Prisoners To Be Freed

Vote 2008 pin
American History

Obama Wins

Russian flag
American History

Top U.S. and Russian Military Officers Meet

Offshore oil rig
American History

House Votes To Lift Offshore Drilling Ban