Current Events that Relate to History

For decades, politicians distanced themselves from Nixon's Watergate legacy. Now, some are advancing a new history.

The Black Panthers shook America before the party was gutted by the government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride.

American authoritarians fear the uniquely American power of litigation.

Why did Hollywood lose interest in making paranoid thrillers? Was it a change in the culture? Or a change in the marketplace?

Dean Acheson, President Truman’s prim, patrician undersecretary of state, was sitting in his office on February 21, 1947, when he received a visitor.

Histories of big league baseball, from the achievements of the players to the culture of the stands to the stories and traditions we pass down.