At his inauguration, George Washington had just one tooth left. Mount Vernon curator Laura Simo describes history’s most famous set of dentures.
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The Science of History
Retired chairman and chief executive officer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and former under secretary of the Army Norm Augustine says history and science go hand-in-hand.
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The Boston Slave Petitions
The founders demanded freedom for themselves, but not for their slaves. Early protests show that the enslaved noticed the flaw in the logic. Historian Harvey Bakari introduces the Boston Slave Petitions.
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Town Gunsmith
The gun is part of America’s creation story. Gunsmith George Suiter describes the technology of this potent tool.
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I am murdered
A tale of murder in the final chapter in a great man’s noble life. Chris Hull tells George Wythe’s story.
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The Polite Academy
The manners of the parlor codify the feminine culture. Kristen Spivey keeps up appearances in The Polite Academy.
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