History

May 27, 2016
This Year's Indy 500 Is the 100th Race—Even Though It Started in 1911
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by Lily Rothman
May 27, 2016
How the Hamburger Became an American Favorite
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by Olivia B. Waxman
May 27, 2016
This Is What Julia Child Said About the Big Mac
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by Lily Rothman
May 27, 2016
How Memorial Day Became a 3-day Weekend
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by Ashley Ross
May 27, 2016
See the Dreadful Memorial Day Traffic of 1949
by Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk
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May 26, 2016
The Sad History Behind Michelle Obama's Commencement Speech in Santa Fe
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by Lily Rothman
May 26, 2016
What Critics Said About the Original Roots
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by Lily Rothman
May 26, 2016
The Aftermath at Dunkirk as Seen by Hitler's Personal Photographer
by Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk
May 25, 2016
Louis Gossett Jr. on the Original 'Roots' and the Black History That's Yet to Be Filmed
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by Eliana Dockterman
May 25, 2016
What's Missing From the Pocahontas Story
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by History Today
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May 25, 2016
Why the United States Dropped Atomic Bombs in 1945
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by David Kaiser
May 25, 2016
Past Winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee: Where They Are Now
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by Olivia B. Waxman
May 24, 2016
Here's What Happened During the First U.S. Presidential Trip to Japan
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by Tara John
May 24, 2016
Like a Rolling Store: These Mobile Shops Changed Rural American Life
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by Emelyn Rude
May 24, 2016
How America Kicked France in the Pants And Changed the World of Wine Forever
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by Katy Steinmetz