An early pioneer in American pet photography, Frees died in poverty and obscurity.

Deck the halls, stuff the stockings and sharpen your pencils. It's time for a holiday history exam.

Time was, the merrymaking season was also a time for mischief-making.

The extraordinary life of George Edwin Taylor and what it can tell us about politics in America — then and now.

In the early 20th century, Americans wore gaudy costumes and bizarre masks, and some roved the streets begging for candy and treats — at Thanksgiving time.

Crowdsourcing a story: All of us know more than any one of us, so here is the seed of a story idea that I hope you will help me cultivate into a full flowering history post.

History books tell us that times were hard in the 1800s. But there was occasional humor. Some of it was even funny.

Many extremely popular female writers of the 19th century are now pretty much forgotten — and gone with the wind.

More than 80 years before Photoshop was introduced, a clever photographer doctored this picture — and tampered with history.

In the exclusive club of American chief executives, some presidents are more exclusive than others. This is only a test.

Center stage for many historic protests and demonstrations, the National Mall has fallen on hard times.

Like a time slingshot, the 1920 silent movie The Daughter of Dawn transports us back to another era — and another.