A New York Public Library program asks the public to help transcribe 10,000 historic menus
America's oldest recorded music goes online at a new Library of Congress website
A Lincoln-commissioned naval hospital opens its doors in its newest reincarnation as a vibrant cultural community center
Thomas Jefferson took his scissors to the Bible in search of truth
A new look at a famous Revolutionary figure questions whether history’s long-standing judgment is accurate
Restoration experts make a startling discovery that an 1848 daguerreotype hides a wealth of insight into life in a pre-war riverside town
The business of forging George Washington’s signature and correspondence to sell to unwitting buyers goes back 150 years
American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens finds inspiration in France to create one of America’s most iconic sculptures, a memorial to Civil War hero Adm. David Farragut
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