You have likely heard the story of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" — but what about the one where the Puritans in Massachusetts banned the holiday altogether?

A virtuoso of the eighteenth-century version of viral memes and fake news, he had a sense of political theatre that helped create a radical new reality.

A considerable mess greeted the station sergeant who peered into London's The Psychic Bookshop in the early morning hours of February 6, 1928. Books and papers

Leaks of any kind are rare at the Supreme Court, but in 1973, the original Roe decision was leaked to the press before the court formally announced it. The chief justice was furious.

The three known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre that saw a white mob murder scores of Blacks and raze much of their neighborhood can proceed with a lawsuit seeking reparations for the death and destruction, a judge in Oklahoma ruled on Monday.

Thousands of Niagara Falls residents lived in a toxic wasteland for years until a whistleblower made a call.

A collective of cryptocurrency owners attempted to buy the document but was outbid by Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin, who shelled out $43.2 million. One of just two privately owned first printings of the United States Constitution sold yesterday for $43.2 million, becoming the most expensive book, manuscript, historical document or printed text ever sold at auction, reports Sarah Cascone for Artnet News. The winning bid was more than double the presale estimate of $15 to $20 million.

The Underground Railroad conductor's understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety

The Mitchell brothers’ porn masterpiece, featuring the first mainstream “interracial” sex scene in adult cinema, turns 50 this year. And it’s a fascinating cultural artifact.

Consumer patriotism is the American way.

A cartoonist discusses his new show about the development of an American art form.

Three Texas authors expose the myth that the 1836 battle at a San Antonio mission was about freedom. It was about slavery

The gun that killed American Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid sold for more than $6 million at auction on Friday in Los Angeles, more than double the pre-sale estimate.

Author revisits troubled history of Filipino tribe brought to America in 1905.

End the drug war, stop the flow of U.S. firearms into Central America and curb the emissions driving climate disasters.

Ripple effects of the Klan’s takeover of Denver’s power structures in the mid-1920s are still felt, especially after the release by History Colorado last month of digital copies of the Klan’s…

Newly leaked documents show that US officials in 1958 cavalierly planned a nuclear strike on China over a handful of disputed islands. As Washington once more stokes tensions with China, it’s a reminder of the callous recklessness at the heart of US foreign policy.

For the first half of the 20th century, hungry travelers couldn’t do better than a roadside tea room

Scott Ellsworth talks about 'The Ground Breaking,' a new follow-up to "Death in a Promised Land," his pioneering 1982 exposé of atrocities in Tulsa.

Developers hired three Indigenous historians to help revamp the iconic educational computer game