In a year in which it received a record number of applications for the incoming first-year class, Boston College continued to solidify its status as one of the country’s most selective universities.

In an address to a joint session of Congress, President Harry Truman embraced a global role for the United States and opened a new chapter in U.S. foreign policy.

It’s March 12th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history: In 1969, Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in London. His best man was his brother, Mike “McGear” McCartney, and none ...

On St. Patrick's Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite and the oldest artificial satellite currently orbiting Earth. When you purchase through links on our ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. An 18th-century copper still from Morocco, essential equipment in a Muslim physician’s medical kit.