Mutiny on the Amistad
In 1839, African freemen, seized as slaves, struck a daring blow for freedom
“Expand the Pie Before You Divvy It Up”
Sound half-baked? Not to Bill Ury, coauthor of the “negotiator’s bible,” as he mediates a peace talk between the Russians and the Chechens
The Strange Journey of Heinrich Harrer
The Austrian mountain climber escaped from a prison camp in 1944, slipped into forbidden Tibet, tutored the Dalai Lama and wrote a famous book
They Flew & Flew & Flew
How two brothers in an old Curtiss Robin set a record that’s stood for 62 years
Mark Catesby
Both Audubon and Linnaeus were indebted to this intrepid British limner of the New World
Shadows on the Rock
Spain wants Gibraltar; the people of the Rock hate the very idea; England is caught in the middle
Near and Far, We’re Waving the Banner for Flags
Across time and distance, these colorful emblems fluttering in the breeze are symbols steeped in our history and our cultures
Even Our Most Loved Monuments Had a Trial by Fire
Controversies like those swirling around the FDR Memorial are the rule when Americans try to agree on anything to be cast in bronze
Declaring an Open Season on the Wisdom of the Ages
Under the stewardship of scholars Diderot and d’Alembert, the 18th-century’s Encyclopédie championed fact and freedom of the intellect
The Object at Hand
A bejeweled box from a sorely beset emperor leads to a Yankee dentist, and how he rescued the beautiful empress Eugénie from a Paris mob
A Family, a Colony, a Life of Good Works in the Holy City
Founded more than a century ago, the American Colony in Jerusalem has endured hardships, wars, upheaval, and the ebb and flow of empires
A Stout Ship’s Heartbreaking Ordeal by Ice
Heading north for the pole, the Jeannette was frozen fast for 21 months, then sank; for captain and crew, that was the easy part
The Grave at Vukovar
A war crimes tribunal sent forensic scientists to investigate mass graves in the former Yugoslavia. What happened there?
Cleopatra: What Kind of a Woman Was She, Anyway?
Serpent of the Nile? Learned ruler? Sex Kitten? Ambitious mom? African queen? History is still toying with the poor lady’s reputation
A Nova Crew Strains, and Chants, to Solve the Obelisk Mystery
The public television team put theories to the test to uncover the secrets of how the ancient Egyptians moved and raised the giant blocks
Sir Francis Drake is Still Capable of Kicking Up a Fuss
Westward the corsair of England’s empire made his way, plundering Spain for Queen and country; now modern moralists are nibbling at his fame
A Woman Writ Large in Our History and Hearts
The free-spirited author George Sand scandalized 19th-century Paris when she defied convention and pioneered an independent path for women
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