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10 Deaths That Could Have Changed American History

If you think history's predictable, consider this

By Ronald L. Feinman / History News Network

Harriet Tubman's Legacy Hasn't Always Been Celebrated. Here's What Changed

The legacy of the Underground Railroad hero is undergoing a renaissance

By Catherine Clinton / History News Network

A Fascinating Figure From Women's History Has Been Forgotten. Here's Why

Jew, atheist, woman and foreigner, Ernestine Rose was written out of American history

By Bonnie S. Anderson / History News Network

The Damage Intelligence Leaks Can Cause

A case study from 1979 shows how leaks of misleading information can damage national security

By David Foglesong / History News Network

The Pentagon Papers Case and the Battle Over President Trump's Immigration Order

One lesson: The courts have a role to play even in cases involving national security

By Emma Long / History News Network

What Makes a Great Ex-President

John Quincy Adams provides a useful model

By Matthew Mason and David Waldstreicher / History News Network

What Donald Trump's Kids Can Learn From the Roosevelt Family

FDR's children played a variety of roles during his administration

By Kathryn Smith / History News Network

6 Presidents Who Gained Support From Opposition Leaders

History suggests it’s possible for a president to work with opposition leaders in Congress

By Ronald L. Feinman / History News Network

How Free Trade Changed the Enlightenment World

A relatively unknown Enlightenment writer has emerged as an important contributor to this chapter in the history of political economy

By Andrew J. Hamilton / History News Network

Franklin Roosevelt's Bumpy Road to the Oval Office

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN.The United States has entered a period known as...

By Kathryn Smith / History News Network

Donald Trump, George Washington and the President's Cabinet

Much of politics today would be unrecognizable to the founding generation, but the President’s selection of advisors has remained constant

By Lindsay M. Chervinsky / History News Network

The Enduring Suspicion of Secrets in American Politics

Even the Founding Fathers found it necessary to keep secrets

By Katlyn Marie Carter / History News Network

The Uncomfortable Truth About Slavery in the North

Slavery was an intrinsic part of the North’s economy, particularly Rhode Island’s

By Christy Clark-Pujara / History News Network

Roger B. Taney's Legacy Was Always Controversial

The Supreme Court justice is the latest figure in a national debate over the future of Confederate monuments on state and city property

By Jeremy Tewell / History News Network

These Storms Changed History

For thousands of years, storms have messed with human plans

By John Withington / History News Network

There Was a Refugee Crisis on U.S. Soil. We Know It as the Civil War

The refugees were slaves who fled their masters’ estates to find refuge behind Union lines

By Chandra Manning / History News Network

The Surprising Story of the Woman Who Helped Shape FDR's Presidency

She, like the other female gatekeepers presidents have had, played a vital role in FDR’s administration

By Kathryn Smith / History News Network

Lessons From a 1976 Act of Terrorism in Washington, D.C.

This act of terrorism marked the end of U.S. tolerance of state-supported terror abroad

By Alan McPherson / History News Network

Gerald Ford Revived Presidential Debates—But It Didn't Help His Campaign

This is the explanation for his gaffe

By Yanek Mieczkowski / History News Network

It Wasn’t Just Phyllis Schlafly Who Opposed the Equal Rights Amendment

So did many feminists – until the 1970s

By Jennifer Young / History News Network
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