History

A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making

A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making

The African American Civil War Memorial & Museum will honor black soldiers who were not welcome at the original Grand Review celebration.

May 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians

May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians

"The torpedo that sank the Lusitania also sank Germany in the opinion of mankind."

May 7, 2015 / The Almanac / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

How the Horrors of World War II Lived On

How the Horrors of World War II Lived On How the Horrors of World War II Lived On

Tens of millions were murdered or expelled from their homes in a whirlwind of ethnic cleansing.

May 5, 2015 / Editorial / David Nasaw

Capitalism and Slavery

Capitalism and Slavery Capitalism and Slavery

Each generation seems condemned to have to prove the obvious anew: slavery created the modern world, and the modern world’s divisions are the product of slavery.

May 1, 2015 / Blog / Greg Grandin

Solar Power Is on the Rise? We Suggested Harnessing the Sun’s Heat Back in 1866

Solar Power Is on the Rise? We Suggested Harnessing the Sun’s Heat Back in 1866 Solar Power Is on the Rise? We Suggested Harnessing the Sun’s Heat Back in 1866

We look back to the time when a science columnist wrote up one possible replacement for "the fossil fuel which is now so important an element in the existing order of human society...

Apr 22, 2015 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

In Our Orbit: Vigilance

In Our Orbit: Vigilance In Our Orbit: Vigilance

In Eric Foner’s "Gateway to Freedom", the Underground Railroad is a network of dignity and defiance.

Apr 22, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory

Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory

On the war’s 50th anniversary, peace activists will be challenging the Pentagon’s whitewashed history.

Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Jon Wiener

The Deep Roots of the Ukraine Crisis

The Deep Roots of the Ukraine Crisis The Deep Roots of the Ukraine Crisis

We must rethink the post–Cold War security order.

Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Richard Sakwa

Liberalism as a Fighting Faith

Liberalism as a Fighting Faith Liberalism as a Fighting Faith

Larry Sidentop re-imagines the origins of liberalism.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / James Miller

April 12, 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies

April 12, 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies April 12, 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies

“To countless millions,” "The Nation" wrote, “he was America.”

Apr 12, 2015 / The Almanac / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

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