History

Jan 2, 2019
How 1960s Pop Songs Helped Young Women Find Their Own Voices in a Time of Social Change
HISTORY
by James Sullivan
Dec 30, 2018
The Mysterious Origins of the New Year's Eve Kiss
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 28, 2018
The Not-Always-Funny True Comedy Story Behind the Movie 'Stan & Ollie'
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 24, 2018
The 'On the Basis of Sex' Story Wasn't the Only Time Ruth Bader Ginsburg Used Cases About Men to Argue for Women’s Equality
HISTORY
by Stephanie Buck
Dec 24, 2018
Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ Photo Changed Our Understanding of Our Place in the Universe. Here’s the Story Behind the Picture
HISTORY
by Jeffrey Kluger
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Dec 23, 2018
Before 'Then They Came for Me,' There Was Christmas Eve 1944. Here's How a Sermon in a Nazi Camp Signaled a New Moral Voice
HISTORY
by Matthew D. Hockenos
Dec 23, 2018
The True Story Behind the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Movie On the Basis of Sex
ENTERTAINMENT
by Rachel E. Greenspan
Dec 21, 2018
Christmas Wreaths Are a Classic Holiday Decoration With a Surprisingly Deep History
HISTORY
by Kat Moon
Dec 20, 2018
How Mary Poppins Has Evolved Over the Years
ENTERTAINMENT
by Eliana Dockterman
Dec 20, 2018
The Surprisingly Sad True Story Behind 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
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Dec 19, 2018
Was There a Midwife at the Manger? Here’s What the History of Childbirth Says About the First Christmas
HISTORY
by Patricia Harman
Dec 19, 2018
What Monuments Hide About the Civil War―and What Tearing Them Down Won’t Solve
IDEAS
by Elizabeth D. Samet
Dec 19, 2018
How Red and Green Became the Colors of Christmas
HISTORY
by Rachel E. Greenspan
Dec 18, 2018
Here's How the Process of Impeachment Actually Works—And What Happened Last Time the U.S. Went Down That Road
HISTORY
by Tara Law
Dec 17, 2018
Where Embattled Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's Resignation Fits in the History of Cabinet Scandals
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman