On October 26, 1940, the North American P-51 Mustang made its first flight, marking the beginning of one of World War II's ...

Back in the 1940s, dinnertime was made easier by this simple modern convenience that we take for granted in the 21st century.

Our nation is deeply wounded after the events of last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, when a white nationalist gathering erupted in violence, resulting in the death of activist Heather Heyer and ...

“To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America” will be on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., from March 11 through Sept. 5. Alexander Nemerov, the Vincent Scully ...

A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas 1942 (Courtesy of the Library of Congress) There is a photo of federal housing ...

When Hitler invaded France in 1940, the conventional wisdom was that the French had the best military in Europe. This was despite Germany's crushing victory over Poland and several other powers ...

On June 18, 1940, Churchill delivered his celebrated “Finest Hour” speech. The British army had been evacuated from Dunkirk. France, under Pétain, had decided to surrender. “Hitler knows that he will ...

When black historian Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926 (expanded to Black History Month in 1976), the prevailing sentiment was that black people had no history. They were little ...

You know the songs of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, but do you know the 1940s songs that shaped their vision of folk music?

Confronting the global ecological emergency will require a mobilization far more ambitious than any actions now being considered by governments or international bodies. In response, several of the ...

Writer and illustrator Karl Kessel is to produce faux Captain America newspaper comic strips from the 1940s every day for three months on Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. After the online run, which ...