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Jason and Brent interview a special guest, former Circuit Judge Jeff Hines, who was the 1974-75 Student Senate President of Paducah Community College. We…

If you're familiar with the American Civil War, you likely know the names Ulysses S. Grant, James Longstreet, and William Tecumseh Sherman. They were…

Adolph Rupp, nicknamed "Baron of the Bluegrass," served as head basketball coach for the University of Kentucky for 41 years. MSU professor of history,…

As a founder of Old Crow Medicine Show and now in a solo career, he feels his way through America's musical history by sliding an old bottleneck against the strings of his acoustic guitar.

1: EDDIE MULLER has collaborated in the new book, "Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of 'Adults Only' Cinema" (w/Daniel Faris, St. Martin's Press). The book is a visual history of adult cinema and all it's paraphernalia (posters/advertisements/lobby cards) from the 1920s thru the 1970s. Many of the items used in the book, MULLER rescued from a dumpster of an old theatre in San Francisco. MULLER is a journalist and is founder and director of the San Francisco Historical Boxing Museum.

Throughout NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at moments from that year that have (also) stood the test of time. Today, one of the most unforgettable pieces of drumming in rock history.

Whether it's Britney Spears, Madonna, or Jackie O., celebrities have always been mimicked for their sense of fashion -- and degree of dress or undress. Concluding NPR's Fashion Week series, Karen Michel reports on the history of flesh and fashion.

Folk artist Charlie Lucas uses discarded items in his work to piece together his family history. In a new exhibit, Lucas traces his ancestors' story, from the slave ships of Africa to their struggles in America. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Founding father John Adams wrote: The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. We explain why he was off by a couple of days.

Any history of rock 'n' roll is sure to acknowledge the influence of piano master Jerry Lee Lewis, who popularized his own brand of rock.