Buzz Aldrin Poses next To The U.S. flag On Moon

American history

The Vietnam War on film.

A badge featuring American civil rights activist Martin Luther King

The global legacy of Martin Luther King.

Martin Luther King waves to supporters on the Mall in Washington DC during the March on Washington, 28 August 1963. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Martin Luther King's unfinished dream: the historians' view

The postwar world.

Actresses in historical drama Jamestown

Transported to 17th-century Virginia: an interview with the women of 'Jamestown'

Ron Chernow on Alexander Hamilton: the man behind the hit musical.

Field Marshal Bill Slim

My history hero: Field Marshal Bill Slim (1891-1970).

A view of Old Trail Town, a collection of historic western buildings and artifacts, located in Cody, Wyoming. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

General Early Modern

My favourite place: Cody, Wyoming

A c1880 advertisement poster for Coca-Cola. The name derived from its extracts of coca leaves and kola nuts – the former did contain small amounts of cocaine. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Q&ADid the original Coca-Cola drink really contain cocaine?

The White House, Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

QuizHow much do you know about US presidents?.

The LibraryThe English in America.

The LibraryVoices of the Cold War.

John Buckley and James Holland next to a fighter plane at the Imperial Museum, London

Second World War

The War in the West: James Holland in conversation

Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

History Explorer: Philadelphia, USA.

Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev looking disappointed frustrated

The 1986 Reykjavík Summit: when hopes for nuclear peace were dashed.

Armed Apache Warriors, Geronimo's Camp

The fight for the American west: how myth obscures reality.

A still from 'Guerrilla', a new Sky Atlantic drama inspired by emergence of British Black Power. (Sky UK Limited)

'Guerrilla' and the real history of British Black Power

An illustration of the novel ‘The War of the Worlds’ by HG Wells, made by Henri Lanos, 1905. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

In thrall to the red planet: 5 facts about our view of Mars through history.

Roots: a necessary portrayal of transatlantic slavery?.

Full-length portrait of (left) American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810–91) and entertainer Commodore Nutt (1814–81), c1862. (Photo by HultonGetty/GettyImages)

Circus sensation: PT Barnum's greatest wheezes.

American president Franklin D Roosevelt

Second World War

Life of the Week: President Franklin D Roosevelt

Wrought iron lace adorns many old buildings and houses in the streets of New Orleans. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: New Orleans, Louisiana

General History

The big questionWhy did the west dominate history for so long?

A silhouette in front of a fire.

History quiz – Vikings, mobile phones and the Varangian Guard.

Martin Luther King (centre) rides the Montgomery bus with Rev Glenn Smiley of Texas. (Getty Images)

The LibraryWhat was history’s most dramatic year?.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-metre run at the 1968 Olympic Games, engage in a victory stand protest against unfair treatment of blacks in the United States. They refuse to recognise the American flag and national anthem. (Getty Images)

The fight for Black America.

Photo of Woody Guthrie c1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

My history hero: Woody Guthrie.

The USS Arizona burning in Pearl Harbor following the Japanese attack. To the left of her are USS Tennessee and the sunken USS West Virginia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How did the rest of the world react to the attack on Pearl Harbor?.

Sky covered by smoke from the first H-Bomb explosion at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific, 1 April 1954. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Winston Churchill: atomic warrior, nuclear peacemaker.

Donald Trump’s unsurprising victory.