American History

On July 12, 1776, James Cook set sail aboard the HMS Resolution. It was Cook’s third voyage, and this time, he wouldn’t come home again.

The role that Samuel Adams played in fomenting the American Revolution once made him the most wanted man in the country.

The role that Samuel Adams played in fomenting the American Revolution once made him the most wanted man in the country.

The Salem witch trials haunt the American imagination as a time of extreme injustice. The story is most often told from the perspective of the accused and…

On the 4th of July, we're broadcasting our conversation with writer Nathaniel Philbrick about George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Arnold has long been…