History

Feb 18, 2019
See Behind the Scenes as the Statue of Liberty's Original Torch Moves to Its New Home
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by Brian Braganza and Lauren Bogholtz
Feb 15, 2019
Americans Already Celebrate Presidents' Day. Here's the Case for Celebrating the First Ladies Too
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by Jeanne Abrams
Feb 15, 2019
How Lorena Bobbitt's Place in the Conversation About Domestic Violence Has Evolved
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by Olivia B. Waxman
Feb 14, 2019
Ilhan Omar Clashed With Venezuela Envoy Elliott Abrams Over Washington's Role in Latin America. Here's the History Behind Her Claims
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by Ciara Nugent
Feb 14, 2019
Think Valentine's Day Is Tough Now? The Holiday Used to Involve Choosing a Sweetheart by Lottery
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by Katy Steinmetz
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Feb 14, 2019
The Truth About the Connection Between Valentine's Day and the Ancient Roman Festival of Lupercalia
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by Kat Moon
Feb 13, 2019
Inside a Young Fidel Castro's 1940 Letter to an American President
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by History Today
Feb 13, 2019
Cherubic Cupid Is Everywhere on Valentine’s Day. Here’s Why That Famous Embodiment of Desire Is a Child
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by Rachel E. Greenspan
Feb 13, 2019
An Insider's Take on How the Black Panther Party Was Hurt by Its Own Ideals
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by Don Cox
Feb 13, 2019
Mark Kelly Wouldn’t Be the First Astronaut-Politician
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by Jeffrey Kluger
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Feb 13, 2019
Here’s Why We Give Roses on Valentine’s Day—And What the Flower Really Means
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by Rachel E. Greenspan
Feb 12, 2019
The Forgotten Northern Origins of Jim Crow
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by Steve Luxenberg
Feb 11, 2019
The Hidden Segregation of Military Executions During the Civil Rights Movement
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by Richard A. Serrano
Feb 8, 2019
How FDR’s New Deal Laid the Groundwork for the Green New Deal—in Good Ways and Bad
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by Olivia B. Waxman
Feb 8, 2019
Inside the Moment at Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation When Princess Margaret Revealed Her Secret Romance
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by Olivia B. Waxman