Khrushchev charmed Eisenhower’s grandkids, went skeet shooting, and talked world peace over lunch. For a few hours on that Pennsylvania farm, the Cold War thawed as two old foes found common ground.

In February 1864, Barboncito led his 300 followers down from Fortress Rock. They surrendered at Fort Canby, becoming the last ...

The Great Swamp holds a dark winter secret. On December 19, 1675, over 1,000 colonial troops marched across frozen swampland ...

The H.L. Hunley was the deadliest submarine of the Civil War—to its own crews. Built in Mobile in 1863, this 40-foot iron ...

Eleven Alaska Native men and one Alaska Native woman formed the Alaska Native Brotherhood on November 5, 1912. They met in ...

Lake Mead National Recreation Area holds the ruins of a town that died twice. St. Thomas was founded by Mormon pioneers in ...

This belief turned the entire Pictured Rocks area into a holy place where the Ojibwe walked carefully. Spirits called ...

This timing meant Jessie became the first female custodian in National Park Service history without even planning it. Like ...

The Great Egg Harbor River in New Jersey hides America’s most profitable secret weapon from the Revolutionary War. When ...

The Josiah Bartlett House in Kingston, New Hampshire stands as proof that some patriots couldn’t be intimidated. In May 1774, ...

The Carrizo Plain National Monument holds the site of America’s strangest oil disaster celebration. In 1910, grocer Julius ...

After gaining freedom in 1778, she built a medicine business, trapped bears for market, and shipped goods to New Orleans. Spanish authorities granted her 67 acres in 1787, making her Louisiana’s first ...