New Exhibition Highlights Art Inspired by Standing Rock
Art as a lens to understand the protest
The Parking Garage Where Deep Throat Spilled the Beans on Watergate Is Being Torn Down
Demolition is scheduled for early this year
New York State Once Introduced an Anti-Flirting Bill
The law aimed to crack down on public displays of affection of all kinds
New Study Confirms There Was No Global Warming Hiatus
An independent evaluation of NOAA’s disputed data further supports the steady upward march of temperatures
How Adlai Stevenson Stopped Russian Interference in the 1960 Election
The Soviets offered the former presidential candidate propaganda support if he ran in 1960, an offer he politely declined
People Mailed Dimes ‘By The Truck Load’ to FDR’s White House to Cure Polio
He was America’s first and only president with a visible—and known—disability
Notes Indicate Nixon Interfered With 1968 Peace Talks
Documents from aide seem to confirm long-time speculation that Nixon tried to scuttle a Vietnam peace deal to help his presidential campaign
Why There’s A 30-Foot Menorah on the National Mall
The tradition of the National Menorah was begun under President Jimmy Carter in 1979
New Yorkers’ Post-Election Post-its Will Be Preserved
Subway Therapy captured a city’s outpouring of emotion. Now, the notes New Yorkers left behind will be archived
Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination
The founding fathers struggled with the idea of whether the top leader should be impeachable
Dutch Court Rules Crimean Artifacts on Loan Will Return to Ukraine
Following Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine’s government asked that the artifacts be returned to Kiev
The CIA Is Celebrating Its Cartography Division’s 75th Anniversary by Sharing Declassified Maps
Decades of once-secret maps are now freely available online
How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler
Reports on the rise of fascism in Europe were not the American media’s finest hour
Historic Photos of Baltimore Show the Real-Life “Hairspray”
Hairspray Live! fans, learn the history behind the beloved story
The Electoral College Has Been Divisive Since Day One
It has always had the potential for chaos—one that hasn’t been tapped…yet
Chief Justice, Not President, Was William Howard Taft’s Dream Job
The 27th president arguably left a more lasting mark on the nation as leader of the Supreme Court
Yasir Arafat Museum Opens in Ramallah
The three-story building tells the story of the controversial Palestinian leader and includes artifacts like his Nobel Prize and views of his bedroom
How Colombia’s Failed Peace Treaty Could Wreak Havoc on Its Diversity-Rich Ecosystems
A potential influx of legal and illegal mining leaves the country’s megadiverse landscapes—and the communities who depend on them—in jeopardy
Watch 32 Years of Our Changing Planet Unfold With Google Timelapse
A satellite-eye’s-view of growing cities and climate change
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