'Carterland' puts a positive spin on an oft-disparaged presidency
Carterland depicts the one-term presidency of Jimmy Carter as an expansive and largely successful exercise in problem-solving.
History
In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way
Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included.
Behind the latest UAW strike is its almost 90-year history
The United Auto Workers union strike enters its third week, but the history of their fight goes back to the 1930s.
Despair flows after England's Sycamore Gap tree is cut down. Could it regrow?
The famous tree in northern England is believed to have been around 200 years old. Efforts are under way to salvage it through regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed.
The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, shattering a dream
The swift fall of the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani troops and exodus of much of its population has stunned the large Armenian diaspora around the world.
A history of nurses: They once had the respect they're now trying to win
In Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and its Power to Change the World, author Sarah DiGregorio tells how nurses had great stature centuries ago — and how they got pushed into the background.
Ford's Theatre tickets from the night Lincoln was assassinated sell for $262,500
The two tickets match the marks of what's thought to be the only other used ticket from the night John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
500,000-year-old structure has researchers rethinking early human intelligence
A newly discovered wood construction is nearly 500,000 years old, and has archaeologists rethinking how technologically advanced the human who built it may have been. (Story aired on ATC on 9/21/23.)
Women of the Sea: Afro-descendants honor their heritage in Mexico
Through portraits and interviews with activists and artists, Koral Carballo sought out an answer to the question of what it means to be an Afro-Mexican woman today.
Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?
Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.