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How World War I Turned Peanut Butter Into a Kitchen Staple

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How World War I Turned Peanut Butter Into a Kitchen Staple

10 Things You Might Not Have Known About Pearl Harbor

The American destroyer USS Shaw explodes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

10 Things You Might Not Have Known About Pearl Harbor

11 Lesser-Known War Memorials

The African American Civil War Memorial.

11 Lesser-Known War Memorials

11 Facts About the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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11 Facts About the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

From Public Executions to Game-Day Chili: Retracing the History of Tailgating

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9 Mysterious Secret Societies From Around the World

An illustration of members of the Molly Maguires, a secret society that planned assassinations and destructions of property for higher wages.

Mata Hari’s Espionage, The Lusitania’s Aftershocks, and More Misconceptions About World War I

The Red Baron (center) posing with fellow German military officers.

Calvin Graham, the Tragic Teen Hero of World War II

Calvin Graham was just 12 when he enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II.

Josephine Baker Will Be the First Black Woman Buried in Paris’s Panthéon

Josephine Baker in Hamburg in 1925.

6 Misconceptions About World War II

U.S. soldiers in an M24 Chaffee light tank driving through Bologna, Italy, in 1945.

14 Revolutionary Facts About Bastille Day

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In the 1940s, Women Wore Wedding Dresses Made Out of Their Husband's WWII Parachutes

Parachute chic.

Common Misconceptions About Vikings

He may look fierce, but his name is probably "Ragnar the Snoring Softie" or something.

You Can Help the National Archives Keep a Photographic Record of World War I

The National Archives is calling upon citizens to make World War I photographs searchable online.

13 Memorable Facts About D-Day

American troops landing on Omaha beach at Normandy on D-Day.

7 Misconceptions About the Civil War

A painting of the Battle of Pea Ridge, which was fought from May 7 to 8, 1862