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How the Truman Doctrine Changed American Foreign Policy Forever

The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion. But some consider it as the official beginning of the Cold War.

Did Mussolini Really Keep the Trains Running on Time?

Mussolini's dictatorship was brutal, but supposedly efficient. The saying is that he kept the trains running on time, but did he really?

How a Lone Sculptor Gave New Faces to Injured Soldiers of WWI

Anna Coleman Ladd's Studio for Portrait Masks created new faces for at least 185 disfigured soldiers and paved the way for modern facial prosthetic techniques.

The Man Behind the Legend Who Is Sitting Bull

Help Find the Lost Clickers of D-Day

10 Things You Probably Don't Know About Queen Victoria

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Sundown Towns: 'Hiding' Racism Right in the Open

Did the Bible 'Borrow' the Noah's Ark Story From the Epic of Gilgamesh?

How Did Benedict Arnold Become America's Most Infamous Traitor?

Historical Events

From the Age of Enlightenment to the Christmas Truce, learn about some of history's most pivotal events.

5 Events in Hispanic History You Never Learned in School

Why Did Hundreds of Americans 'Drink the Kool-Aid' at Jonestown?

How 1968's Poor People's Campaign Continues Today

Historical Figures

From Musketeers to Nazis, Archimedes to Harriet Tubman, these famous historical figures changed the course of history -- for better or worse.

How Did Benedict Arnold Become America's Most Infamous Traitor?

How Vladimir Lenin Took Russia From Romanov Rule to Communist U.S.S.R.

Who Was Viking Warrior Ivar the Boneless?

History vs. Myth

You don’t need fiction when history provides you with tales as crazy as the ones we’ve collected for you. Read up while your jaw drops.

Did the Bible 'Borrow' the Noah's Ark Story From the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Dionysus Was the Greek God With a Dual Personality

5 Fascinating Egyptian Gods and Goddesses You Should Know

Europe

No matter how knowledgeable you are about European history, there's always more to learn! Get an in-depth look at European history in these articles.

How Did Constantinople Become Istanbul?

Göbekli Tepe: The Temple That Hints at What Humans Were Up to 11,000 Years Ago

Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages

North America

From the southern tip of Florida to the Alaskan wilderness, explore North American history in-depth in the North American history section.

Sundown Towns: 'Hiding' Racism Right in the Open

Capitalize This! The State Capitals Quiz

How the Truman Doctrine Changed American Foreign Policy Forever

World History

HowStuffWorks looks at the history and culture of places from all over the world.

5 Reasons Why the Bay of Pigs Invasion Failed

Deciphering the History, Symbols and Sounds of Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Against Crazy Odds, Simon Bolivar Liberated Six Countries in South America

World wars and conflicts have shaped the course of history as countries stuggle to maintain a balance of power. In this section topics such as the Korean War, Vietnam and both World Wars are explored.

How Hitler's Blitzkrieg Tactic Shocked the Allies in WWII

Crafty Wartime Spies Put Codes Right Into Their Knitting

Japanese Kamikazes: Heroic or Horrifying?