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The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. is nearing 200,000, and 8 out of 10 of those deaths reported in the country are among adults over 65. NPR remembers a few of those individuals.

William Carlsen reveals the remarkable story of the discovery of the ancient Maya by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood in Jungle of Stone.

A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.

The West Virginia Senate adopted a resolution to remind residents of Frederick County, Va., that they have a standing invite from 158 years ago to become part of West Virginia.

It was on this date in 1877 that Frederick Douglas was appointed the U.S. Marshall of the District of Columbia by President Rutherford B. Hayes. And it was on this date in 1966 that the Scott Paper Company introduced clothing made out of paper.

Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, the new Netflix documentary series by Simon Frederick — They've Gotta Have Us — examines the history of African Americans in the film industry.

Sawyer Fredericks is bringing his band to Southgate House Revival in Newport, Kentucky, on Thursday evening, October 24th to promote the 11/9 release of...

Lloyd Schwartz is the classical music critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

He composed music for a single instrument–the piano–at a time when other composers were writing works for monster concerts. His personal life was quiet,…

The instrument is featured in some of the biggest songs on the charts, from Future to Drake. Brendan Frederick of the music site Genius, tells us about the history of that sound in hip hop music.