The Biggest Landslide in Midterm Election HistoryThe 1894 midterms saw a historic turnover of power—one that still hasn’t been matched.Read more
On 9/11, Heather Penney Tried to Bring Down Flight 93 in a Kamikaze MissionHer father might have been the pilot of United Flight 93, but Penney and her commanding officer had a singular focus.Read more
Saving Private Ryan: The Real-Life D-Day Back StoryThe film draws on the story of an actual soldier named Fritz Niland and a U.S. War Department ‘sole-survivor’ directive designed to keep families from losing every one of their sons.Read more
Churchill and Roosevelt Spent Years Planning D-DayBoth leaders knew the Allies must invade Normandy, but faced many obstacles before carrying out Operation Overlord. Read more
How Slavery Became the Economic Engine of the SouthSlavery was so profitable, it sprouted more millionaires per capita in the Mississippi River valley than anywhere in the nation.Read more