History

Songs about Civil War amputees helped Americans cope with the wounds (physical and psychological) that lingered long after the shooting...

Last Friday marked the 110th anniversary of the RMS Titanic's sinking. Did that epic maritime tragedy have any connections (however...

This 31-year-old amputee walked all 54 miles of the 1965 Selma-Montgomery march on crutches, becoming a high-profile symbol of the...

If you enjoyed the article in our current issue about amputee naval officers in the 19th-century British Navy, here's good...

Most historians agree that amputee statesman Gouverneur Morris wrote the Constitution's Preamble, and some credit him as the primary author...

Sonia Purnell explains how Virginia Hall stood fast against the Nazis—with a wooden leg. March 24 brings the paperback release...

"History isn't only written by the victors," quips documentary filmmaker Day al-Mohamed. "It's also written by the victors who happen...

The end of this week marks the 149th anniversary of U.S. Patent No. 111,741, filed on February 14, 1871, by...