His pioneering team of black sociologists created data visualizations that explained institutionalized racism to the world
Likely the United States' first woman employee, this newspaper publisher was a key figure in promoting the ideas that fomented the Revolution
After more than 100 years of defining the kilogram according to a metal artifact, humanity is preparing to change the unit based on a constant of nature
Freed from the political constraints of living in the White House, these famous women have over the decades shared their personal opinions with the public
Everything you wanted to know about the science and history of stomping on the toy blocks
<em>Atlantic</em> staff writer Frank Foer interviews Damion Thomas about athletes moving from a position of apathy to engagement
Recent discoveries cast a different light on the most famous—and most feared—pirate of the early 18th century
But the bugler remembered the story a bit wrong. A century later, a curator sets the record straight
Before the first disposable sanitary napkin hit the mass market, periods were thought of in a much different way
These historical humbugs rival Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch in their lack of holiday spirit
Chris Pine stars as the Netflix film’s eponymous hero, who secures his country’s independence but leaves behind a tangled legacy
These cemeteries, memorials and museums around the world remember the millions who died in the Great War
One hundred years after the end of the bloodshed, one photographer finds personal connections to the war
Dated to at least 40,000 years old, the depiction of a cattle-like animal has striking similarities to ancient rock art found in other parts of the world
The American Indian Museum puts the 150-year-old Fort Laramie Treaty on view in its "Nation to Nation" exhibition
The Unforgotten: New Voices of the Holocaust
In an event held at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., Elizabeth Bellak recalls the remarkable story of her sister
A new book argues that violent rhetoric and disregard for political norms was the beginning of Rome's end
Disrupting a stereotype of Mesoamerican savagery, Zelia Nuttall brought the ingenuity of Aztec civilization to the fore
The end of the war was a welcome reprieve for these three American soldiers, eager to return home
The 16- by 20-foot dwelling once housed the enslaved; a new podcast tells its story
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