American history

A still from the set of 'Westward the Women', directed by William A Wellman. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

How the Wild West was spun

The Stygian Lake in the Fifth Circle of Hell from from Dante’s epic poem 'The Inferno'. The phrase

Q&A Why do we say ‘Paint the town red’?

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Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist and socialist Cyril Lionel Robert James talking to a group of students at Speakers' Corner, London, in 1967. (Photo by Roy Milligan/Daily Express/Getty Images)

My history hero: CLR James (1901–89) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Portrait of Ian Morris

Books interview with Ian Morris: “War can be a productive force in that it produces larger, more peaceful societies” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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An illustrated map of Savannah, Georgia

Ye olde travel guide: Savannah, 1859 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Men Who United the States

The Sedgeford Portrait, which is said to show Pocahontas and her young son, Thomas. (Photo by Getty)

In search of the real Pocahontas

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British film director Alfred Hitchcock perched on either arm in a promotional still for his film, 'The Birds', c1963. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

My history hero: Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John and Jackie Kennedy shaking hands with a crowd. Jackie continued to fight her husband's corner after his death, says Mark White. (Photo by Art Rickerby/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Was JFK a good president?

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Historian at the Movies: Parkland reviewed . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Unseen photos of John F Kennedy and family

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Franklin D Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the USA, and a

My History Hero: Franklin D Roosevelt (1882- 1945) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

President John F Kennedy speaking at a press conference, c1963. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

Q&A: If President Kennedy hadn’t been wearing a back brace when he was assassinated, would he have lived?

George G Meade, best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E Lee at the battle of Gettysburg in 1863. (Photo by Matthew Brady/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

Gettysburg: Lincoln’s greatest victory

18th-century slave uprising