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How Prince Philip Became Queen Elizabeth's Unlikely Husband

By Lily Rothman

Albert Einstein's 'Magnificent Birthday Gift'

By Olivia B. Waxman

How Theodore Roosevelt Fell in Love With the American West

By H.W. Brands

Former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power Has a Lot of Stories to Tell—and No Problem Talking

By Belinda Luscombe
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The Mystery Around Jeffrey Epstein's Fortune

While he’s frequently been called a billionaire, his net worth is hard to ascertain

By Tom Metcalf, Caleb Melby and Sophie Alexander / Bloomberg

This Woman Climbed the Statue of Liberty to Protest Family Separation. One Year Later, She's Wondering What's Really Changed

Patricia Okoumou climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest the detention of migrant children. A year later, she struggles to find support.

By Jasmine Aguilera

Remembering John Shearer, Photographer of Iconic American Moments

John Shearer captured on camera iconic American moments ranging from John-John’s salute of John F. Kennedy’s casket to Muhammad Ali’s 1971 fight with Joe Frazier. But his favorite project, according to his wife Marianne, was...

By Abigail Abrams

How Peter Mayhew Taught Joonas Suotamo to Play Chewbacca at 'Wookiee Boot Camp'

'It's a beautiful thing to see the legacy that Peter left behind'

By Joonas Suotamo

‘Those Are Things You Don’t Forget.’ How a Young Audrey Hepburn Helped the Dutch Resistance During World War II

Audrey Hepburn — born May 4, 1929 — was just a teenager when she first became involved in Dutch resistance against the Nazis

By Robert Matzen

Ex-CIA Spy Who Inspired 'Argo', Dies at 78

Mendez masterminded a daring plan to rescue six Americans from Tehran in 1980

By Eli Meixler

Rapper Cardi B Disses President Trump Over the Shutdown

The performer is the latest to join the chorus of celebrities slamming the longest-ever federal government shutdown

By Melissa Cheok, Jihye Lee and Natnicha Chuwiruch / Bloomberg

The Most Iconic Episode From the Life of Blackbeard Is How It Ended. Here's How the Pirate Really Died

According to some later accounts, Blackbeard’s head was turned into a punch bowl

By Eric Jay Dolin

Inside the Unsung Life of the Man Who Was John F. Kennedy’s Most Personal Assistant

The memory of this character in the life of the 35th president remains alive among his Berryville neighbors and friends

By Barbara A. Perry and Alfred Reaves IV

Buttonholes for a Royal Bride: What It Was Like to Help Make Queen Elizabeth's 1947 Wedding Dress

Behind the scenes at the Nov. 20, 1947, royal wedding, hundreds worked to make sure then-Princess Elizabeth would have the wedding of her dreams

By Jennifer Robson

The Meaning of Matthew Shepard

Katie Couric sat down with the Shepards for an extended conversation

By Katie Couric

Provocateur Stormy Daniels Takes an Unexpected Turn in the National Spotlight

To understand what it means to be famous like Stormy Daniels, for the reasons she is famous, spend time with her in a public space. She walks quickly, her head down, blending in with the...

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

What Shakespeare’s Wife Could Tell Us

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN.Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway could solve...

By Katherine West Scheil / History News Network

World War I's Most Legendary American Soldier Didn't Want to Fight. Here's What Changed the Pacifist's Mind

On Oct. 8, 1918, Alvin York single-handedly killed 25 and captured 132 of the enemy, forcing the German Army to retreat from their position

By Ray Cavanaugh

Columbus Believed He Would Find ‘Blemmyes’ and ‘Sciapods’ — Not People — in the New World

Why, one might ask, had he expected to find monsters?

By Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California / The Conversation

Former President Jimmy Carter Is Still Building His Legacy, One Home at a Time

At 93, Jimmy Carter’s gait is a little stiff, his back a bit stooped. He doesn’t swing a hammer like he once did, preferring to work a table saw. But one week each year, the...

By Molly Ball/Mishawaka, Ind.
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