Before 1867, Alaska was a Russian fur-trading colony, its values and laws derived from Moscow and, in part, from the European Enlightenment. Ernest Sipes looks at the relations between the colonists and the native peoples.
The 1954 lawsuit brought against the US Army by Joseph McCarthy marked a turning point in public attitude towards the ‘Red Scare’ Senator. Thomas Doherty tells how television played a crucial role in his demise.
Katherine Ott
The legendary figure of the Wild West was born on 19 March 1848.
The United States battleship was blown up in an explosion during Cuba's uprising against Spain. What caused the explosion and who was responsible?
Ian Fitzgerald describes the maiden flight of the 'Spruce Goose', the largest seaplane ever built, on November 2nd, 1947.
John Cabot set sail from Bristol, England, looking for a route to the west on May 20th 1497.
Martin Pugh charts the Women's Movement's origins and growth 1850-1939.
Dan Leab looks at a classic Cold War movie and the shadowy figure who inspired it.
Edward Ranson on the house race that split and defined a fin-de-siecle US.
