This genetic brain disorder turned Woody Guthrie’s life from songs to suffering
Huntington's disease -- which Guthrie inherited from his mother -- can lead to serious mood disorders, uncoordinated and involuntary body movements, balance problems, psychotic breaks, dementia and death.
How past presidents celebrated the Fourth of July
In modern times, presidents have tended to stand back and let the people party.
How bad is the measles comeback? Here’s 70 years of data
PBS NewsHour breaks down the U.S. fall and rise of the measles in 3 charts.
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Author Jared Diamond on the ‘breakdown’ of American democracy
Award-winning writer and historian Jared Diamond has spent his career studying the rise and fall of civilizations. In his latest book, “Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis,” he examines major geopolitical events of recent decades, in search of lessons…
As the flames tore through the 12th-century cathedral, Spain's prime minister offered France the help of his country in the recovery.
He may have escaped his dangerous feats, yet his death has remained a source of conjecture among both magicians and surgeons.
The people in MASH units worked long hours and endured horrific stresses of warfare.
This weekend, many PBS stations will air “An Evening with Ken Chenault,” a special about the man who was chairman and CEO of American Express for 17 years. It was created by The HistoryMakers, a Chicago-based oral history project collecting…
In one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century, George Mendonsa kisses Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse's uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945, the day Japan surrendered to the United States.
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