Jun 11 America's oldest working lighthouse turns 250 By Lorna Baldwin For 250 years the Sandy Hook lighthouse in New Jersey has guided sailors safely in and out of New York Harbor… Continue reading
Jun 06 France celebrates D-Day anniversary with dance, historical film and world leaders at Omaha beach By Thomas Adamson, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press Historical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch the staggering preparations for D-Day in rare newsreel footage By News Desk Before the D-Day invasion, there was massive preparation on both sides of the conflict. Pulling together footage from around the globe, including from behind enemy lines, this United News newsreel gives us a glimpse of how massive the defensive and… Continue reading
May 16 1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking By Justin Scuiletti Rare footage of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt walking, aided by braces on his legs as well as several Secret Service agents, has been made public after nearly 80 years. Continue reading
May 16 60 years after Brown v. Board, how far has the nation come in eliminating segregated education? By Elizabeth Summers Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of “Brown v. Board of Education,” the landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared separate schools for black and white children were “inherently unequal.”… Continue reading
May 11 Watch Bannister recalls the day he conquered the four-minute mile By PBS News Hour Just over sixty years ago this week 25-year-old British runner Roger Bannister did what many athletes, and even doctors, had deemed impossible. He broke the four-minute mile. Bannister reflects on the barrier he somehow knew was psychological not physical. Continue watching
May 09 Baby name trends show parents want their kids to stand out By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When it comes to baby names, blending in is out, and standing out is in. Noah and Sophia top the Social Security Administration's list of most popular American baby names for 2013, but they don't begin to approach… Continue reading
Apr 28 American History in 17 syllables and 140 characters By Victoria Fleischer For historian H. W. Brands, there are many ways to write about history. When teaching his students at the University of Texas the different tried and true formats for a good paper, Brands, who is known for his books Andrew… Continue reading
Apr 28 Fifty royal mummies unearthed in Egypt's Valley of the Kings By Justin Scuiletti The remains, which included those of newborn babies, princes and princesses, are believed to date back to the 18th Pharaonic dynasty. Wooden coffins and death masks, dating from 1567 to 1085 BC, were found beside the mummies, Ibrahim said to… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Meet America's newest historic landmarks By PBS News Hour It’s around this time every year that the Department of the Interior designates new national historic landmarks. There are roughly 2500 of them on the list: buildings, properties, even objects that represent important aspects of American history. This past week,… Continue watching