Political Leaders
The Senator Who Stood Up to Joseph McCarthy When No One Else Would
Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman to serve both the House and the Senate and always defended her values, even when it meant opposing her party
What to Know About California's Commitment to 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2045
The bold legislation was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown earlier this week
The True Story of 'A Very English Scandal' and the Trials of a Closeted Gay Politician
The new series about 1970s British MP Jeremy Thorpe traces his rise to power, then dramatic fall, complete with charges of a conspiracy to murder
How Saddam and ISIS Killed Iraqi Science
Within decades the country’s scientific infrastructure went from world-class to shambles. What happened?
A Brief History of State Dinners
The White House first hosted King David Kalākaua, of the Kingdom of Hawaii for a state dinner back in 1874
JFK’s Excellent Adventure: “Timeless,” Season 2, Episode 5 Recapped
We learn a lot about the once and future President, and he learns way too much about himself, in a tense twist with the past coming to the present
A History of America's Ever-Shifting Stance on Tariffs
Unpacking a debate as old as the United States itself
Why the True Story of 'Chappaquiddick' Is Impossible to Tell
In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy careened a car off a bridge, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, but the story of the night’s events remain muddled today
When Robert Kennedy Delivered the News of Martin Luther King's Assassination
Months before his own slaying, Kennedy recalled the loss of JFK as he consoled a crowd of shocked African-Americans in Indianapolis
In Persia’s Dynastic Portraiture, Bejeweled Thrones and Lavish Decor Message Authority
Paintings and 19th century photographs offer a rare window into the lives of the royal family
Polls Are Still As Accurate As They Were 75 Years Ago
A new study shows polling is not undergoing a collapse despite what conventional wisdom might suggest
The International Vision of John Willis Menard, First African-American Elected to Congress
Although he was denied his seat in the House, Menard continued his political activism with the goal of uniting people across the Western Hemisphere
Take a Look Inside These Six Presidential Homes
The White House isn't the only address worth visiting this Presidents' Day
The Science of Swearing
A new book explains the neuroscience of why we swear—and how it can sway our listeners
Why Doesn't Garfield Assassination Site on the National Mall Have a Marker?
A new campaign by historians seeks to bring recognition to the site where the 20th president was shot
The Ugliest Sculpture Ever, Says the Portrait Gallery’s Director
A bizarre sculpture of a baby Hercules strangling two snakes set this art historian on a course of discovery
The U.K. Now Has a "Minister for Loneliness." Here's Why It Matters
Tracey Crouch will oversee the government's efforts to tackle "the sad reality of modern life"
Hitler Created a Fictional Persona To Recast Himself as Germany's Savior
In 1923, Adolf Hitler wrote an embellished autobiography to convince Germans he was their natural leader
How the Presidency Took Control of America's Nuclear Arsenal
From Truman onwards, the ability to order a nuclear strike has shaped the office
Christine Keeler, the British Model at the Heart of a 1960s Political Scandal, Is Dead at 75
Keeler had simultaneous relationships with a Conservative politician and a Soviet attaché, prompting concerns that she had revealed British state secrets
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