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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

  • Marshall Plan authorized

    President Harry Truman signs the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, better known as the Marshall Plan, into law. The Marshall Plan was designed to rebuild the European economies after World War II by fixing infrastructure, removing trade barriers, and injecting capital into struggling economies.

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  • Pony Express completed

    The Pony Express begins service between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. The service helped link the East and West Coasts and expedited mail delivery to California. The Pony Express would end in October 1861 as the Civil War divided the country, while new telegraph lines extended across the California. 

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