History

Dec 6, 2019
The Daydream of the 1960s Ended 50 Years Ago at Altamont. Here’s What the Rolling Stones' Official Photographer Saw That Day
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by James Sullivan
Dec 5, 2019
The Real History of Christmas Trees
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by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 5, 2019
‘Baby, It's Cold Outside' Was Controversial From the Beginning. Here’s What to Know About Consent in the 1940s
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by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 4, 2019
The WWII Incarceration of Japanese Americans Stretched Beyond U.S. Borders
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by Erika Lee
Dec 3, 2019
John Dean: William Ruckelshaus 'Would Do the Right Thing in Virtually Any Situation'
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by John Dean
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Dec 2, 2019
A Century After Lady Astor Took Her Seat in Parliament, How Have British Politics Changed for Women?
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by Rachael Bunyan and Suyin Haynes
Dec 2, 2019
Anne Boleyn Has Had a Bad Reputation for Nearly 500 Years. Here's How One Historian Wants to Change That
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by Suyin Haynes
Nov 28, 2019
The Turkey Has Been the Subject of Thanksgiving-Day Arguments for Longer Than You Probably Think
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by Adrienne Bitar
Nov 27, 2019
A 1970 Law Led to the Mass Sterilization of Native American Women. That History Still Matters
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by Brianna Theobald
Nov 26, 2019
Lee Child: How Jack Reacher Fits Into a Long History of Folk Heroes
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by Lee Child
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Nov 25, 2019
The History of Modern Mass Incarceration of African Americans Goes Deeper Than You May Think
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by History News Network
Nov 25, 2019
It’s Easy to Dismiss Debutante Balls, But Their History Can Help Us Understand Women’s Lives
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by Kristen Richardson
Nov 22, 2019
MI5 and the FBI Evolved Alongside One Another, But Their Relationship Hasn’t Always Been Constructive
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by Nigel West
Nov 21, 2019
When the Suez Canal Opened 150 Years Ago, It Helped Connect the World—And Heralded the Climate Crisis
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by History News Network
Nov 21, 2019
The Middle Ages Have Been Misused by the Far Right. Here’s Why It’s So Important to Get Medieval History Right
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by Matthew Gabriele and Mary Rambaran-Olm