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Women at Kappa Kappa Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta Houses of University of California at Los Angeles in 1952

General History

What is Greek life?

A 14th-century depiction of a lady and youth playing a game of draughts (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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War and pieces: 5 games from history that were about much more than fun. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rosemary Kennedy (right), the eldest Kennedy daughter. Pictured here with her mother Rose (centre) and sister Kathleen

20th Century

The lost Kennedy: the tragic life of JFK’s sister Rosemary

Senator Edward Kennedy leaves the Dukes County Courthouse in Edgartown, Mass

20th Century

What was the Chappaquiddick incident?

Workers working on ruins after the US civil war, circa

Victorian

Q&AWhat was a scalawag?

Two men duelling. The man in foreground holds a smoking gun. The man in the background is falling, one hand to his face, his pistol limp in his hand

Georgian

Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir? The real story of the maligned Founding Father and 'villain' of Hamilton

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A depiction of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, Roger Sherman Robert R Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

Georgian

Why does the United States of America celebrate Independence Day on 4 July?

Three men in 18th‑century clothing gather around a table covered with papers and books, reading and discussing documents in a sunlit room.

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Your guide to the 1776 American Declaration of Independence

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A Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) approaches Omaha Beach, Normandy on D-Day (Photo by Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

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A photograph of Huey P Newton sat at an event.

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Is The Big Cigar true? The real story of how a fake Hollywood film helped Black Panther Huey P Newton escape the FBI

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Benjamin Franklin sits at a desk, reading some papers with one hand under his chin

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Benjamin Franklin: the Founding Father who saved America

A black and white photo of Thomas Boston Corbett in front of a blurred drawing of the killing of John Wilkes Booth

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Thomas ‘Boston’ Corbett: the man who killed Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth

The neutral USA entered World War II only when a Japanese fleet launched a big surprise air raid against its Pacific naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 7 December 1941. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Second World War

When and why did the US get involved in WW2?

Michael Douglas as American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ period drama 'Franklin'

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Is Franklin a true story? The real story of Benjamin Franklin and the Franco-American Alliance

Portrait of Mary Surratt

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The real history of Mary Surratt's controversial role in the Lincoln conspiracy

Portrait of Edwin Stanton (left) next to a still of Tobias Menzies playing Edwin Stanton in Manhunt (right)

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The real Edwin Stanton in Manhunt: the true story of Lincoln’s loyal secretary of war

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

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Why did John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln? And how was he caught?

An illustration depicting the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Q&ACould modern medicine have saved Abraham Lincoln?

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America.

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Abraham Lincoln: the greatest US president?

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon's surface

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The history of the first moon landing: the road to Apollo 11

Katherine Graham, owner of the Washington Post, and Truman Capote

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The real story of Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball

Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is held aloft by his team after clinching a division title in 1960.

20th Century

A brief history of American football and the Super Bowl

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ConspiracyWho killed JFK?

Henry Kissinger

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Masters of the Air. (Photo by Apple TV+)

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General Andrew Jackson (on horseback) led US forces to victory over the British at the battle of New Orleans on 8 January 1815 (Photo by Pierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty Images)

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