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Catalog shopping has been around for more than a hundred years. We take a look at the history and a few facts and figures about the multi-billion dollar industry.

On the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Interstate Highway bill, Scott talks with Thomas Lewis, who is writing a book and producing a movie about the history and legacy of our nation's highways.

On the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Interstate Highway bill, Scott talks with Thomas Lewis, who is writing a book and producing a movie about the history and legacy of our nation's highways.

Scott speaks to Colby College political science professor Calvin Mackenzie about the history of bipartisanship in America. He says there is not a lot of hope for it at the beginning of the Bush presidency.

Her new book is The Nose: A Profile of Sex, Beauty, and Survival. The book is a history of the nose and of smell, its science, biology and cultural signficance.

About halfway into her pregnancy, Karla found out her fetus had a severe genetic anomaly. As she grappled with an uncertain prognosis, she was up against North Carolina's 20-week abortion limit.

Potlucks and school plays are fun ways to learn about the first Thanksgiving. But the holiday isn't a celebration for everyone and navigating that nuance can be difficult for some educators.

David Greene talks to Manisha Sinha, professor of American history at the University of Connecticut, about the recent toppling of non-Confederate statues like those of George Washington.

Rachel Jamison Webster learned she is related to Benjamin Banneker at a cousin's wedding. The news was unexpected, not only because of Banneker's place in history but also because the author is white.

Hillary Clinton marked the historic moment as she became the first female presumptive nominee of a major American political party. And she delivered her speech from a hall with a glass ceiling.