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Gens. Eisenhower & Patton; George Washington Returns; The Iron Spine; The Ship That Wouldn't Die | Spring 2019
The April 1969 issue was typical of classic issues of American Heritage, with dramatic and substantive essays on George Washington, Ike and Patton, the Transcontinental Railroad, the "ship that wouldn't die," and many other fascinating subjects from our nation's past Read >>
Americans in the Spanish Civil War, Last Rough Rider, The '38 Hurricane | Summer 2019
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What Do State Constitutions Say About "Bearing Arms"? | September/October 2019
We researched all the colonial and state constitutions enacted before 1791 to find out what the Founding generation said about militias and the right to bear arms in these antecedent documents. Read >>
Images of Gun History from Our Archives | September/October 2019
Here are some amusing -- and some very sad -- images we collected from the archives of American Heritage. Read >>
50 Years Ago | Summer 2012
Historian S. L. A. Marshall Tells How He and “Papa” Hemingway Liberated Paris Read >>
25 Years Ago | Summer 2012
Andrew Wyeth Reflects on His Father, the Artist N. C. Wyeth Read >>
Early Painting of Aviation Shows Flying Machines Not Yet Able to Take Off | Spring 2012
The Katzenjammer Kids creator, John Dirks, painted one of the first artworks to depict aviation Read >>
The New Mexico and Arizona Centennials | Spring 2012
A 62-year-long quest for statehood ended on January 6, 1912. Read >>
Civil War Chronicles Redux | Spring 2011
American Heritage expands its Civil War coverage as the sesquicentennial begins Read >>
Spring 2011 Books | Spring 2011
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'Two Brothers' Whaler Discovered | Spring 2011
The only known shipwreck of a 19th-century whaler is found 500 miles northwest of Hawaii Read >>
From Russia with Love | Spring 2011
Long-lost American silent films are found in Russian archives Read >>
Jefferson's Books Found! | Spring 2011
St. Louis's Washington University discovers that it owns a trove of the third president's books Read >>
Goodbye to the Last Doughboy | Spring 2011
Tribute to Frank Buckles, the last American World-War-I veteran Read >>
D.C. Civil War Hospital Becomes Cultural Community Center | Fall 2011
A Lincoln-commissioned naval hospital opens its doors in its newest reincarnation as a vibrant cultural community center Read >>
Juking At The Library of Congress | Fall 2011
America's oldest recorded music goes online at a new Library of Congress website Read >>
Eating History | Fall 2011
A New York Public Library program asks the public to help transcribe 10,000 historic menus Read >>
Fall Books | Fall 2010
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Civil War 150th Heating Up | Winter 2011
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More Civil War At The National Archives | Winter 2011
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National Jewish Museum | Winter 2011
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Twain’s Game | Spring 2010
The great American wit, who died 100 years ago, patented a history board game Read >>
Lincoln Saves A Schoolboy’s Pride | Spring 2010
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Pacific War Museum | Summer 2010
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National Archives On The Civil War | Summer 2010
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Hoover Dam Turns 75 | Summer 2010
A new bridge spans the Colorado near the dam that came to symbolize America’s great promise—and changed the American West forever Read >>
Summer Books | Summer 2010
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FDR Declassified | Fall 2010
After 65 years, the archives of FDR’s personal secretary are now open to the public Read >>
The Last Confederate Prison | Fall 2010
Archaeologists in Georgia have found the location of the prison that served as an overflow facility for Andersonville Read >>
Poe Turns 200: 1809-2009 | Spring 2009
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