5 things you might not know about the 19th Amendment
The milestone capped off a decades-long campaign by women who demanded that they, too, be involved in public affairs.
Codebreaker Alan Turing to be the face of a new British banknote
During World War II Turing worked at the secret Bletchley Park code-breaking center, where he helped crack Nazi Germany's secret codes by creating the "Turing bombe," a forerunner of modern computers.
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.
PBS NewsHour breaks down the U.S. fall and rise of the measles in 3 charts.
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.
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