By summer’s end, 184 people in Wytheville had polio. This meant one in every 30 residents caught the disease, giving the town ...

In 1975, a retired military man named Peter Jefferds changed American food history on a small cove in Washington. After ...

North Dakota hides a $6 billion Cold War relic that lived for just one day. In 1970, workers began building the Stanley R.

Military staff kept an eye on Newport’s Destroyer Fleet, Naval War College, and Training Station from Beavertail. They also ...

Seven slaves from Kentucky arrived in Sandusky, Ohio on October 20, 1852, hoping to board the steamship Arrow to Canada. They ...

Stone Mountain wasn’t just a big rock in Georgia. It was the heart of an empire. In 1887, the Venable brothers bought this mountain for $48,000 and changed American building forever. Soon, their ...

Steven Udvar-Hazy saw planes as freedom in 1950s Communist Hungary. As a boy, he built model aircraft from matchsticks and gum while Stalin’s portrait hung in his classroom. Then in 1958, his family ...

Pro football was a mess in 1920. Players jumped teams for more cash while owners went broke. Ralph Hay, the 29-year-old Canton Bulldogs owner, had seen enough. On a hot September night, he packed 11 ...

In 1940, the U.S. asked Ford to build bomber parts. Charles Sorensen had a bold idea instead: make whole planes on an ...

Florida boasts renowned sunny beaches, thrilling theme parks, and a rich array of wildlife, with the American alligator standing out as one of its most formidable inhabitants. These ancient reptiles, ...