History
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The Temper and Talent of a Young Prince Philip: Insights from a 1939 Report
Declassified Gordonstoun records reveal the late Duke of Edinburgh's "natural power of command" and his struggle with ir...
Alabama's Silent Storytellers: Mollie Smith Waters Maps the State's History
From childhood Sunday trips to a statewide book, "That Cemetery Lady" uncovers the stories hidden in Alabama's graves.
The Nuremberg Breach: Did British Officers Enable Göring’s Final Escape?
New research suggests the suicide of Nazi leader Hermann Göring may have been facilitated by British military figures.
The Wilsonian Experiment: When the U.S. Government Ran the Private Sector
A look back at the 1917–1918 era of unprecedented state control and the civil liberties cost that followed.
Reassembling the Myth: The 1,000-Fragment Resurrection of a Pompeian Masterpiece
Archaeologists have pieced together a vibrant ceiling fresco from over a thousand fragments, revealing the mythological ...
Beyond the Myth: Reconstructing a Lost Dionysus Fresco in Pompeii’s House with Bakery
Archaeologists have painstakingly reassembled over 1,000 fragments to reveal a vibrant mythological ceiling in a Pompeia...
Masonic Shadows: Did Secret Societies Protect Jack the Ripper?
New claims suggest Polish immigrant Aaron Kosminski may have used Masonic ties to evade justice during the 1888 Whitecha...
The 9,000 Barbary Ducat Mystery: 17th-Century Shipwreck Identified off Devon
After decades of mystery, researchers have identified a 17th-century shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, uncovering a c...
The 1970s Mirage: Why Nostalgia Ignores Inflation and Global Conflict
A look past the retro aesthetic reveals a decade defined by economic turmoil, war, and social instability.
Bringing the Revolution to West Hills: A Prelude to the US 250th
The American Battlefield Trust is touring California with an immersive look at the colonial dilemma of loyalty and the c...
The 1840 Translation Trap: How a Linguistic Divide Shaped New Zealand
From sovereignty disputes to systematic land grabs, the Treaty of Waitangi's legacy is rooted in a fundamental misunders...
Stars of Hubris: How Ancient Greece Mapped Morality onto the Night Sky
Beyond navigation, the 48 constellations of the Greeks served as a celestial textbook on power, punishment, and the dang...
DNA Breakthrough Identifies 13-Year-Old Revolutionary War Soldier
A teenage orphan from the 7th Maryland Regiment has been identified 240 years after his death at the Battle of Camden.
The Mother’s Note That Changed the U.S. Constitution
A single letter from Febb Burn tipped the scales in Tennessee, ending a 72-year fight for suffrage and securing the 19th...
Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Fair: Triumph, Tension, and the Seeds of Modern America
The Centennial International Exhibition drew nearly 10 million visitors, showcasing invention while exposing the era’s d...
Can 50 Weeks Really Shape America? A Live Podcast Tackles the Semiquincentennial
A live taping of Radiotopia's 'This Day' brings historians and a journalist to WBUR's CitySpace to count down to July 4t...
Jolie’s WWII Epic Unbroken to Vanish from Netflix June 16
Angelina Jolie’s 2014 film “Unbroken,” chronicling Olympic runner Louis Zamperini’s wartime ordeal, will leave Netflix o...
The Arsenic Dealer of Samara: How Madame Popova Turned Desperate Wives into Murder Victims
A secret arsenic service run by Madame Popova in early‑1900s Samara offered ‘liberation’ to trapped wives, only to colla...
Stolen WWI Internment Plaques: Toronto's Urgent Hunt for a Silenced History
City officials and police launch a multi-agency investigation after bronze plaques honoring WWI internees vanish. The th...
How Tilly Edinger’s Fossil Brains Saved Her from the Holocaust
Jewish paleontologist Tilly Edinger founded paleoneurology and escaped Nazi Germany using her scientific reputation.
The Spanish General Who Secured the Gulf: The Forgotten Role of Bernardo de Gálvez
Beyond the battlefields of the North, Spanish military campaigns in the Gulf were essential to the American victory.
Paul Starrett’s 1930 Patek Philippe Hits Auction Amid Historic Anniversaries
A vintage Patek Philippe once owned by the Empire State Building’s master builder will go under the hammer as the tower’...
The Victorian 11-Step Bedroom Clean That Would Horrify a Modern Minimalist
A newly discovered 130-year-old notebook reveals the grueling 11-step Victorian bedroom cleaning routine, complete with ...
The Elaborate Art of Victorian Housekeeping
A 19th-century notebook reveals the intricate cleaning rituals expected of Victorian housewives, including an 11-step pr...
Did the CIA Poison England's World Cup Goalkeeper? A Cold War Theory Revived
A new podcast reignites the claim that the CIA sabotaged England's 1970 World Cup run by poisoning star goalkeeper Gordo...
Gordon S. Wood's Enduring Legacy: A Revolutionary Historian's Impact
Gordon S. Wood, a Pulitzer-winning historian of the American Revolution, has died at 92, leaving behind a transformative...
Beyond 1776: Southern California's First Peoples Reclaim the Narrative
As the US nears its 250th anniversary, a new KPBS series highlights the sophisticated civilizations that predated coloni...
How a Black Prosecutor and a White Madam United to Topple Lucky Luciano
The novel “A Pair of Aces” dramatizes the real‑life alliance between Eunice Carter and Polly Adler that helped bring dow...
Route 66’s 100‑Year Celebration Kicks Off Amid Wildfire Recovery
On June 5, 2026, the Route 66 Centennial Caravan launched from Will Rogers State Historic Park, blending a historic high...
Gordon Wood's Legacy: A Historian's Complex Footprint
The Pulitzer-winning historian's death marks the end of an era in American historical scholarship, leaving behind a comp...