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Featured Articles
The Golden Touch
Author: John Steele Gordon
Banker J. P. Morgan rescued the dollar and bailed out the nation
New Amsterdam Becomes New York
Author: Russell Shorto
The British seize Manhattan from the Dutch—and alter the trajectory of North American history
“A Machine of Practical Utility”
Author: Tom D. Crouch
While lauded for their 1903 flight, the Wright brothers were not convinced of their airplane’s reliability to sustain long, controlled flights until October 1905
Pontiac’s War
Author: Alan Taylor
A Great Lakes Indian rebellion against the British changed the balance forever between Indian and colonist
Iron Wills, Iron Ships
Author: Anna Gibson Holloway
Although a draw, the fight between the Monitor and Virginia decisively ushered in the modern era
Miracle Workers
Author: David Oshinsky
More than a million children participated in the Salk poliomyelitis vaccine trials of 1954, the largest public health experiment in American History
“The Tide Is Setting Strongly Against Us”
Author: Edward L. Ayers
Lincoln’s bid for reelection in 1864 faced serious challenges from a popular opponent and a nation weary of war
First Blood In Vietnam
Author: Stanley Karnow
A magazine reporter covered the first American deaths in Vietnam, unaware that the soon-to-explode war would mark America’s awakening to maturity
A Graceful Exit
Author: Jay Winik
In one momentous decision, Robert E. Lee spared the United States years of divisive violence
Shooting The Moon
Author: Walter A. McDougall
Practical rather than idealistic reasons pushed President Kennedy to challenge America to land a man on the moon within the decade