And we, as historians and journalists, have to find new and innovative ways to communicate the message - the great message - transcended message of African American history to the broader population.

NPR: Scholar Helps Black Americans Trace Family Roots

We asked several American historians where they enjoy exploring the history of the United States.

CNN: Where to find exceptional America

It forces upon historians, the amateurs we all are as well as the pros we read, a little more humility.

NEWYORKER: Faces, Places, Spaces

Should we fail to do so, historians may well regard Ariel Sharon's legacy of weakening his country in the face of its enemies as the precursor to a devastating new phase in the War for the Free World.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Sharon's 'place in history'

What we think of as coaching was, sports historians say, a distinctly American development.

NEWYORKER: Personal Best

Though historians disagree on how to value 16th-century currency, we know that Stratford schoolteachers of the day earned around 20 pounds a year.

FORBES: A Winner's Tale

Byron Hurt weaves his own personal story with interviews with eaters, academics, historians and activists, and creates a compelling argument for changing the way we eat.

FORBES: 4+ More Great Food Videos - Longs

The wheezing, steam-powered devices that we used to have to load with coal before starting up would soon be the preserve of historians and cranks.

FORBES: Bigger, Faster, Moore - Looking Into the Post-PC Era

Economists, psychologists and historians of science all tell us (and I am inclined to believe them) that we act within our rational self-interest.

FORBES: Peer Review And 'Pal Review' In Climate Science

Historians and geneticists argue that this inclination for deification is actually deeply embedded in the human psyche, and we have evolved to be prone to worship.

FORBES: Steve Jobs' Deification Serves a Basic and Fundamental Human Need