Spring 2012

Debate over America's involvement in World War II came to a head in July 1941 as the Senate argued over a draft extension bill. The decision would have profound consequences for the nation.

New England industrialists hired thousands of young farm girls to work together in early textile mills—and spawned a host of unintended consequences

CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite underwent a dramatic change of heart during the Vietnam War—and in doing so, changed the face of broadcast journalism

Notes about the famous historian and American Heritage editor

Aaron Burr's 1807 trial challenged the Constitution