Theodore Roosevelt

The crazy history of nominating Conventions.

It's impossible to revisit the history of America's quest for racial purity without sometimes being reminded of the current public discourse.

How every major industry and marketplace in America came to be controlled by a single, monolithic player.

“Terrible, terrible! A thousand casualties. And heartrending scenes. Men trampling down women and children. Most brutal thing…” — James Joyce, Ulysses

Walter Camp praised the sport as a way to toughen up élite young white men. Despite changes to the game and society, his legacy remains.

Woodrow Wilson arrived at the White House determined to eliminate the gains African-Americans made during Reconstruction.

The longest-running party in America has seen significant shifts in its ideological and geographic makeup.

The role of "big government" in American history.

Building the Panama Canal.

The little-known story of one of the best known sing-along songs, and its connection to women's suffrage.

How garbage physically shaped the development of New York.

A brief history of camping.

Edward Rielly tells of the tragic massacre which underpinned the life of resistance fighter Geronimo.

The persistent inflow of Hispanic immigrants threatens to divide the US into two peoples, two cultures, and two languages.

George R. Lawrence captured one of the most iconic photos of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. That was only one event in his very interesting life.

Debating torture and counterinsurgency—a century ago.

The troubling embrace of the founder of American finance.

“It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.”— Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg