History

Commentary

Should the Nobel Prizes Take a Year Off?

How the Remnants of Human Poop Could Help Archaeologists Study Ancient Populations

How the History of Merit Badges Is Also a Cultural History of the United States

Is All Still Quiet on the Western Front?

Zooming In on Petra

What Would Happen if the Earth Stopped Rotating? and More Questions From our Readers

The Original Meanings of the “American Dream” and “America First” Were Starkly Different From How We Use Them Today

Over 1,500 Museums Across the U.S. Will Open Their Doors for Free This Saturday

Traveling the World Was Never the Same Once the Boeing 747 Debuted

History of Now

How Midwestern Suffragists Won the Vote by Attacking Immigrants