Time seems to be going faster than ever, but it’s still important to remember and learn from the past, writes Lynne Agress.

“How lucky we are, how very lucky we are, to live in this great country, to be Americans — Americans all,” concludes the first chapter in History Matters, the posthumous collection of writings and ...

Any book carrying the name of David McCullough usually weighs three pounds less than a horse. His first biography, “Truman,” ran to 1,120 pages; his second, “John Adams,” weighed in at 751 pages. Both ...

The Senator John Heinz History Center has acquired the archives of one of the nation’s most beloved historians, Pittsburgh native David McCullough. “There would be no Heinz History Center without ...

When Sherman Smith entered Deland McCullough’s life, he became his lifelong friend, role model and father figure. The two football pros had many parallels in their careers, but neither of them had any ...

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The late Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough told an audience in 2012 that writing history was like working on a detective case. "And once on the case, you want to know more and more and ...

Sometimes the title of a book says it all. And that’s the case with a just-released collection of essays by the late, great David McCullough: “History Matters.” In the book’s first two sentences, ...

David Arquette is an American actor and film producer, best known for his work as Dewey Riley in the Scream franchise, Jason Ventress on ABC’s In Case of Emergency and the director of The Tripper.

Next year, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a semiquincentennial to be marked by festivities and public reflections aimed at paying ...

Two new history books make a strong case for why learning about the past is critical to understanding the world today. First, History Matters is a posthumous collection of writings by American ...

Dorie McCullough Lawson and historian Jon Meacham discuss 'History Matters,' a new posthumous collection of essays by David McCullough. Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S.