When Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles in 1981, 750 million people from around the world watched the wedding on television. Her fairytale wedding was just the beginning of the ... Read More

Second Officer David Blair was in charge of the key. He had it in his possession when he was bumped at the last minute from working on the Titanic during ... Read More

In his biography of John Wayne, John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth, author Michael Munn provides evidence that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered the KGB to assassinate John Wayne. ... Read More

In his biography of John Wayne, John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth, author Michael Munn provides evidence that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered the KGB to assassinate John Wayne. ... Read More

In a speech to a group of U.S. veterans on August 22, 2007, President George Bush likened the war in Iraq with the Vietnam War. Bush stated, "Whatever your position ... Read More

It was unbelievable -- someone stole the most famous painting in the world. Follow this two year long caper that shocked the world.

After the mass surrender of the remaining German U-boats at the Irish port of Lisahally at the end of World War II, the British Navy spent a year taking the ... Read More

The likeness of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Washington Post reporters who broke the Watergate scandal, are being cast in wax. The wax versions of Woodward and Bernstein ... Read More

From August 15 to 17, 1969, hundred of thousands of young adults enjoyed the music at Woodstock, held on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Now the current owners ... Read More

On August 25, 1944, a British Lancaster MK1 bomber took off from Spilsby, England heading for Darmstadt, Germany when it was shot down. All seven airmen on board were killed. ... Read More

Priced so that the average American could afford it, Henry Ford sold his Model T from 1908 until 1927. Many also may know the Model T by its nickname, the ... Read More

This collection of over 250 posters from World War II shows how the United States encouraged citizens to support the war through enlisting, buying bonds, and working hard at home. ... Read More

The notorious doctor of Auschwitz, Josef Mengele, has become an enigma of the twentieth century. Mengele's handsome physical appearance, fastidious dress, and calm demeanor greatly contradicted his attraction to murder ... Read More

Merv Griffin started his entertainment career on the radio and then was the host of The Merv Griffin Show which aired from 1962 to 1986. A man of many talents, ... Read More

President Franklin D. Roosevelt led the United States during both the Great Depression and World War II. Paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a bout of polio, Roosevelt overcame ... Read More

At the end of World War II, Lev Besymenski, a Soviet intelligence officer, took a cache of approximately 100 records from Hitler's Chancellery. Hidden in an attic until last week, ... Read More

Though the concept of credit has existed longer even than money, it wasn't until 1950 that the modern credit card was invented.

Manuel Noriega, dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989, is projected to be released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami, Florida (a U.S. prison) on September 9, 2007 after ... Read More

Monday, August 6, 2007 was the 62nd anniversary of the United States' bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing ... Read More

Similar to many other famous personalities, the personal effects, including letters, of Mahatma Gandhi have often found themselves in collector's hands. When these items appear at auction, they frequently go ... Read More

It is never too early to begin thinking about a National History Day topic. As the beginning of the new school year looms into view, some students and teachers (grades ... Read More