Using synthetic DNA, the LOC shrunk down handwritten lyrics to the ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ a rendering of Abe Lincoln’s hand, ...

Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has co-curated "American Aspirations" as the Smithsonian faces federal pressure. "Nobody has ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. President Donald Trump wants Americans to see history his way, historians be damned.

Age was nothing but a number for the leaders who ascended to the presidency in the later years of their lives Jim Watson-Pool/Getty Images; Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images; Harry Langdon/Getty Images On ...

Florida's Department of Education is introducing a new U.S. history course as an alternative to the Advanced Placement ...