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Wyatt’s Wanderings
by Tom Clavin It was 94 years ago this month that Wyatt Earp died. For some people, it might be hard to believe that the famous Wild West lawman lived another 47 years after...
The President is Hiding
by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch covers the little-known true story of a Nazi plot to kill FDR, Joseph Stalin, and Winston...
Brooklyn Bends
by Tom Clavin In January 1869, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge. Obviously, work got underway in wintry conditions, but that was just the first of many challenges. That...
What’s in the December Issue of the Journal of American History?
The December issue of the Journal of American History is now available online and in print. Included are articles by Michael Magliari, Jonathan Lande, Sarah Phillips, and Nico...
The Room Where It Happened
by Laura Dail In the summer of 1971, the Special Investigative Unit, or SIU that would come to be known as “the Plumbers” was urgently taking shape. David Young, one of Henry...
Call for Submissions: Roe v. Wade, Reflecting on Fifty Years of the Battle over Reproductive Rights
Fifty years ago this January, Roe v. Wade became law. Just months before this anniversary, the Supreme Court struck down its previous ruling, casting a pall of uncertainty over...
Thomas Jefferson on Slavery and Abolition
by Kevin R. C. Gutzman The Jeffersonians chronicles the lives, policy initiatives, and critical decisions of three visionary Virginian presidents—Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe....