Culture

The young rockabilly star autographed each of our forearms.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' unique chemistry made them one of the most iconic duos of Hollywood's Golden Age.

Holt helped create PBS and National Public Radio before becoming chairman of American Heritage.

“I will leave this house only if I am dead,” the prominent New York doctor told his ex-wife, who was seeking half the value of their Manhattan townhouse in a divorce.

Communities around the U.S. hope that the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary will inspire Americans to appreciate the importance of shared experience and preserving history.

Few roads were even paved when Alice Ramsey and three friends became the first women to drive coast to coast in 1909.

One hundred years ago this month, the “House That Ruth Built” became the first true baseball stadium.

The world’s most prominent actress risked her career by standing up to one of Hollywood’s mega-studios, proving that behind the beauty was also a very savvy businesswoman. 

For Gilbert Grosvenor, running National Geographic was a legacy, motivated by a passion to leave the world a better place.

The surprise U.S. victory over England in 1950 proved that Americans could also play the beautiful game.

The late Michael Nesmith, cerebral member of The Monkees, embodied youth unrepressed.

Frederick Law Olmsted pioneered landscape architecture, designing Central Park and dozens of other parks and campuses across the U.S.

Rain put a damper on Queen Elizabeth II's 1983 trip to California.

Famous writers including Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and the Alcotts turned Sleepy Hollow Cemetery into our country’s first conservation project.

He became the dean of American historians after learning his craft while working for five years on the staff of American Heritage.

The blind guitarist and singer from Deep Gap, North Carolina transformed American music by blending bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel.

Each year, the Men’s Titanic Society gathers to honor the men who gave their lives to save women and children.

Lorenzo Da Ponte was a Jewish-born Catholic priest who wrote libretti for Mozart and eventually helped open the first opera house in New York.

Interestingly, most of the 2021 books voted best by readers of American Heritage are about the Colonial and Founding eras.

A whiskey baron who murdered his wife in a jealous rage, George Remus led a life that embodied both the opulence and violence of Prohibition.

It's one of the oldest folk ballads in our national songbook, but where did it come from? The answer is complex, multi-layered, American.

A new radio broadcast of the beloved Frank Capra movie is available online or by downloadable podcast.

The Museum of Appalachia celebrates simple, honest life in late 19th-century Tennessee.

A founder of the Algonquin Round Table and frequent writer for The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, Benchley influenced generations of humorists, from James Thurber to Dave Barry

An artist in lower Manhattan recalls how he watched the Twin Towers fall, then spent years honoring the lives lost.

An enormous scandal erupted when it was discovered that contestants on TV quiz shows were often given answers. Did the famed psychologist also cheat when she won The $64,000 Question?

J.D. Salinger carried a draft of his subsequently classic novel with him when he landed on the beach at Normandy.

In an annual ritual, Naval Academy plebes must work together to climb a greased obelisk that honors the captain of the SS Central America.