Jun 09 Watch 1:12 Newly discovered film of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart unearthed By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, long lost footage of aviation trailblazer Amelia Earhart has resurfaced in conjunction with the release of a new book, “Amelia Earhart’s Last Photo Shoot.” The three-minute recording is believed to be the… Continue watching
May 31 Arresting dress: A timeline of anti-cross-dressing laws in the United States By News Desk A person perceived as male who dressed in clothing customarily designed for women could technically be arrested in New York for "impersonating a female" as recently as 2011. Continue reading
May 05 Nellie Bly honored in Karen O penned-Google doodle By Colleen Shalby One hundred and fifty-one years after her birth, Google is honoring American reporter Nellie Bly in an original ditty of a doodle penned by singer-songwriter Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch The unlikely friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 6:14 The undertold story of D.C.’s dames during the Civil War By PBS News Hour Journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts offers a different take on the Civil War era, focusing on the women who were involved in politics behind the scenes. Gwen Ifill talks to the author about her new book, “Capital Dames: The… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 1:04 What inspired Abe Lincoln to grow a beard? By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour shares moment of the day, a look at a less familiar Abraham Lincoln -- one without a beard. In honor of the anniversary of his death 150 years ago, hear how a letter from an 11-year-old girl… Continue watching
Apr 14 Lincoln’s assassination was planned at this D.C. karaoke spot By Colleen Shalby It was 150 years ago that John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C.’s Ford’s Theatre. Continue reading
Mar 30 Judy Woodruff remembers the day Reagan was shot By Colleen Shalby Thirty-four years ago today, John Hinckley tried to kill President Ronald Reagan. Continue reading
Mar 26 King Richard III of England re-interred 530 years after death By April Brown It’s been more than 500 years since he died, but England’s notorious King Richard III now appears to have a final resting place. Continue reading
Mar 23 Prehistoric hunt suggests humans arrived in North America earlier than previously thought By Laura Santhanam Bone fragments from seven horses and a camel suggest that the First Americans hunted and butchered these animals in North America at least 13,300 years ago after migrating from northeast Asia, hundreds of years earlier than previously thought. Continue reading