History

Dec 2, 2021
Why This Trans Boy Had More Rights a Century Ago Than Many Trans Kids Today
IDEAS
by Zoë Playdon
Nov 24, 2021
The ‘First Thanksgiving’ Story Covers Up the All Too Real Violence in Early America
IDEAS
by Peter C. Mancall
Nov 23, 2021
How Tribe That Fed Pilgrims Spends Thanksgiving
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Nov 23, 2021
The History of Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations
HISTORY
by Denise Kiernan
Nov 19, 2021
The 'Vindicating' Exoneration of 2 Men Convicted of Malcolm X Killing
U.S.
by Zaheer Ali
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Nov 17, 2021
How a Powhatan Tribal Chief Became One of Colonial America’s Greatest Military Leaders
HISTORY
by James Horn
Nov 15, 2021
Librarians Grapple With Conservatives’ Latest Efforts to Ban Books
U.S.
by Olivia B. Waxman
Nov 12, 2021
What the True Story of Buffalo Bill Reveals About the Myth of the Wild West
HISTORY
by Ijeoma Olou
Nov 11, 2021
The Complex History Behind Belfast—and Its Echoes in Present-Day Northern Ireland
ENTERTAINMENT
by Alison Garden
Nov 11, 2021
Why Four Black Women Stood Up to the U.S. Army During WWII
HISTORY
by Kaia Alderson
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Nov 11, 2021
What Early Drafts of Slaughterhouse-Five Reveal About Kurt Vonnegut's Struggles
IDEAS
by Tom Roston
Nov 9, 2021
What the 1893 World's Fair Teaches Us About White Feminism Today
IDEAS
by Rafia Zakaria
Nov 9, 2021
America's Last King Was No Crazy Tyrant
IDEAS
by Andrew Roberts
Nov 4, 2021
The Impact of Magic Johnson's HIV Disclosure, 30 Years On
HISTORY
by Francine Uenuma
Nov 3, 2021
How Christians Eager to Unearth the Biblical Past Sparked Strife in Jerusalem
HISTORY
by Andrew Lawler