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The world’s most prominent actress risked her career by standing up to one of Hollywood’s mega-studios, proving that behind the beauty was also a very savvy businesswoman. 

Rarely has the full story been told about how a famed botanist, a pioneering female journalist, and First Lady Helen Taft battled reluctant bureaucrats to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington. 

Often thought to have been a weak president, Carter was strong-willed in doing what he thought was right, regardless of expediency or the political fallout.

Why have thousands of U.S. banks failed over the years? The answers are in our history and politics.

Classic Essays from Our Archives

The future President, who was an aide to Wilson, describes how the Allies bickered at the peace talks after World War I.

The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson, by Herbert Hoover

Ike's son, who served under Patton, shares his memories of "Ol' Blood and Guts"

American Heritage: History around the web

The noted writer and educator recalls his boyhood in the West Virginia town of Piedmont.

American Heritage: History around the web

The first of a three-part series on the Gen. "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell in China, by the Pulitzer Prize winning historian

American Heritage: History around the web

Of all the Allied leaders, argues FDR's biographer, only Roosevelt saw clearly the shape of the new world order.

American Heritage: History around the web

The former Secretary of State recalls his time as a "driver" in the Army before World War I.

American Heritage: History around the web

    Today in History

  • President Eisenhower born

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower is born in Denison, Texas. Before being elected in 1952, Eisenhower attended West Point, served in the U. S. Army for over 30 years, was appointed the first NATO Supreme Allied Commander, and served as the president of Columbia University.

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  • Cuban Missile Crisis begins

    An American U-2 reconnaissance plane photographs a Soviet nuclear missile construction site in San Cristobal, Cuba, confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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  • Theodore Roosevelt shot

    Former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot in the chest by saloon keeper John Schrank in Milwaukee. Roosevelt, who was campaigning in Milwaukee for another chance at the presidency, delivered his speech after he had been wounded, and the bullet remained in his chest for the rest of his life.

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