American Heritage Dec 1990 Author:Society Of American Historians and American Association For State & Local History 20 Mysteries Of American History -- We asked dozens of historians to play detective and tell us what case in all American history they would most like to see cracked. — Second Sinking Of The Maine by Carmine Prioli -- Giving the men who died on board America's first battleship a decent funeral took 14 years, three-quarters of a million dollar... more »s and some hair-raising engineering. But in the end, they did it right.
What Ever Happended To New Math? by Jeffrey W. Miller -- In the early sixties it was going to revolutionize American education. But by the early seventies it had confounded a whole generation of schoolchildren. Today it is virtually forgotten. But we should recall why it went wrong.
Business of America: Sowing the American Dream by John Steele Gordon
In The News: Easing Out The Invader by Bernard A. Weisberger
History Happened Here: Millionaires' Island
"Most Americans Don't Know What Lincoln Really Represents" An Interview With Mario Cuomo by William E. Leuchtenburg« less