Museum-Diorama "The Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad." (Credit: Carma Casula / Getty Images)

Uncle Sam on a vintage U.S. postage stamp.

King Shalmaneser III of Assyria meeting a Babylonian, detail from Shalmaneser III's throne, relief on stone.

Geronimo, the great Chiricahua Apache war chief, in old age at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. | Location: Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

A train carrying several million dollars of high quality coal for export to China waits on the tracks outside of a coal processing plant near Blair, West Virginia. | Location: Logan County, WVA, USA. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

U.S. Presidents

World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology resulted in unprecedented carnage. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

World War I

Native American history spans an array of diverse groups and leaders, including Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Tecumseh, and events like the Trail of Tears, the French and Indian War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Native American History

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Folklore is made up of age-old traditions, music, stories and superstitions that help define human culture. Discover the truth behind mysteries, legends and paranormal curiosities such as UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle, zombies, werewolves, witches, vampires and more.

Mysteries & Folklore

Prehistory, the vast period of time before written records or human documentation, includes the Neolithic Revolution, Neanderthals and Denisovans, Stonehenge, the Ice Age and more.

Pre-History

The history of art and entertainment tells the complex story of human civilization through visual art, design, literature, music, film and television. It ranges from cave drawings of the Neolithic period to Renaissance masterpieces to rock 'n' roll and video games.

Arts & Entertainment

World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.

World War II

Though the 19th century saw the rise of populism, the labor movement and Jacksonian democracy, it also ushered in the Gilded Age, when men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. P. Morgan wielded vast control over politics and business.

19th Century

Natural disasters and changes in the environment, such as global warming, the San Francisco Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Galveston Hurricane, the Krakatoa eruption and others, have profoundly shaped human history. Explore both the sudden and long-term impacts of natural and human-made disasters.

Evan Andrews ‑ Stories

Ace of Aces: How the Red Baron Became WWI’s Most Legendary Fighter Pilot

The Siege of Leningrad: When Hitler Used Starvation as a Weapon

The Assassination of President William McKinley

7 Things You May Not Know About Geronimo

When London Burned: 1666’s Great Fire

Why Do People Knock on Wood for Luck?

Who Was the Inspiration for ‘Uncle Sam’?

The Battle of Blair Mountain

The Heist that Made the Mona Lisa Famous

The Last Great Gold Rush

10 Things You May Not Know About Davy Crockett

The History of the Handshake