07/07/2019 - 22:03
The president famously flubbed his Independence Day speech with laugh-out-loud history gaffes. But if nothing else, Donald Trump is in good company. Most Americans can't answer elementary questions about American history.
06/30/2019 - 13:50
Democratic candidates have called for a Marshall Plan to help countries in Latin America develop stronger economies so that fewer families feel they must flee to the U.S. in order to thrive.
06/14/2019 - 09:14
Marijuana is controversial today, as researchers work to fully understand its effects even as states move to legalize the drug. But new research reveals that cannabis use has a long history.
05/31/2019 - 08:59
James Madison (1751-1736) is remembered for all kinds of reasons.
04/08/2019 - 09:16
The weather is warmer, flowers are in bloom, and suddenly everyone is outdoors. But there is one more reason to celebrate April: It is a good time for jazz.
04/02/2019 - 09:04
You may think you know baseball’s history: Abner Doubleday, Civil War hero, was the inventor of the great American pastime. Right or wrong?
03/19/2019 - 08:54
As the 2020 presidential election fires up, we are reminded again (and again) of how partisan our politics have become. The backbiting. The charges and counter-charges. The gridlock.
03/04/2019 - 09:02
Mary Eliza Church Terrell graduated from Oberlin College
in 1884, becoming one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree.
02/08/2019 - 11:09
The movie industry was new and exciting – if primitive and unpolished – in 1914 when World War I began.
