For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It. We asked a preeminent historian to investigate our coverage of people of color in the U.S. and abroad.

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

They crossed continents on horseback, mapped mountains, and broke records for deep-sea diving. For Women’s History Month, meet the female explorers behind National Geographic.

This story appears in the July/August 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. It was first published online in July 2017 and updated in November 2018.) 4th of July Sale - 25% OFF!

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. In the Colonies, slavery and resistance were restless bedfellows, as evidenced by several large-scale ...

Black America’s Story, Told Like Never Before. A new museum in Washington shows the personal side of African Americans' suffering, perseverance, and triumphs.

This story appears in the January 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. History always makes a sharp turn in Washington when a new American President takes the oath of office, and so it will ...

Time travel in this animation through the history of the Bible. Made with clay, wire, and recycled paper, the characters come to life in frame-by-frame motion. 3:30 ...

Aqueducts: Quenching Rome’s Thirst. Ancient masters of engineering, aqueduct builders created a vast network of pipes, channels, and bridges to bring water to Rome, creating in the process an ...