History

Dec 30, 2019
20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously
HISTORY
by Francine Uenuma
Dec 27, 2019
The Dark History of New Year's Day in American Slavery
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 23, 2019
The True History Behind the Movie '1917'
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 23, 2019
The Revolutionary First Christmas
IDEAS
by N.T. Wright
Dec 23, 2019
The Story of an Extravagant Christmas Dinner Near the North Pole in 1881
IDEAS
by Buddy Levy
Advertisement
Dec 20, 2019
The Real Reason American Jews Give Gifts During Hanukkah
HISTORY
by Rachel E. Greenspan
Dec 19, 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Identify Thousands of Unknown Civil War Soldiers
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 18, 2019
He Attended the March on Washington in 1963. Now He'll Return to the Scene in Virtual Reality With His Great-Grandson
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 17, 2019
‘It Had a Lifelong Effect on Her.’ A New Virginia Woolf Biography Deals With the Author’s Experience of Childhood Sexual Abuse
HISTORY
by Suyin Haynes
Dec 16, 2019
The New Testament Doesn’t Say What Most People Think It Does About Heaven
IDEAS
by N.T. Wright
Advertisement
Dec 16, 2019
How the Battle of the Bulge Got Its Name
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 13, 2019
As More States Require Schools to Teach LGBTQ History, Resources for Teachers Expand
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Dec 13, 2019
This Is Why Singular ‘They’ Is Such a Controversial Subject
U.S.
by Katy Steinmetz
Dec 12, 2019
How Dissenters Like The Whistleblower Shaped U.S. History
HISTORY
by Abby Vesoulis
Dec 11, 2019
When Young Americans Were TIME's Person of the Year, This Man's Face Helped Inspire a 'Portrait of a Generation'
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman