February 3, 1924: Woodrow Wilson Dies February 3, 1924: Woodrow Wilson Dies
“Woodrow Wilson came into the political life of America as if in response to prayer,” wrote The Nation’s Oswald Garrison Villard. “Aspiring to the stars he ...
Feb 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
February 2, 1943: The Soviets Accept Germany’s Surrender in the Battle of Stalingrad February 2, 1943: The Soviets Accept Germany’s Surrender in the Battle of Stalingrad
“Bankers, conservative columnists, and other respectable people” were happy to see a million Russians die to keep open an Eastern front, The Nation noted, but became a ...
Feb 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
February 1, 1884: The Oxford English Dictionary Begins Publication February 1, 1884: The Oxford English Dictionary Begins Publication
A journey inside the famous Scriptorium of founding OED editor James A.H. Murray.
Feb 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
January 31, 1950: President Truman Announces the US Will Seek to Develop a Hydrogen Bomb January 31, 1950: President Truman Announces the US Will Seek to Develop a Hydrogen Bomb
The Nation argued against the development of the hydrogen bomb in terms that apply to Edward Snowden’s revelations about the surveillance state today.
Jan 31, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Today is FDR’s Birthday: Before the 1932 Election, ‘The Nation’ Was Not Impressed Today is FDR’s Birthday: Before the 1932 Election, ‘The Nation’ Was Not Impressed
“A new deal is needed in the world,” The Nation said, but FDR was not the man to deliver it.
Jan 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
January 30, 1948: Mohandas Gandhi is Assassinated January 30, 1948: Mohandas Gandhi is Assassinated
The Nation was the first American publication to write about Gandhi, back in 1897. Here’s what we said.
Jan 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
January 29, 1964: ‘Dr. Strangelove’ Opens in Theaters January 29, 1964: ‘Dr. Strangelove’ Opens in Theaters
Stanley Kubrick “has taken a whole complex of America’s basic assumptions by the shoulders and given them a rough shaking,” The Nation’s Robert Hatch wrote....
Jan 29, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
January 28, 1986: The Challenger Space Shuttle Explodes After Liftoff, Killing Seven Astronauts January 28, 1986: The Challenger Space Shuttle Explodes After Liftoff, Killing Seven Astronauts
What do you get when fall in love… with lucrative corporate boondoggles?
Jan 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
January 27, 1975: The Church Committee Opens Its Investigation of US Intelligence Agencies January 27, 1975: The Church Committee Opens Its Investigation of US Intelligence Agencies
The headline of Frank Donner’s open letter to the committee is probably the best The Nation has ever run.
Jan 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
January 26, 1998: President Bill Clinton Denies Having ‘Sexual Relations With That Woman, Miss Lewinsky’ January 26, 1998: President Bill Clinton Denies Having ‘Sexual Relations With That Woman, Miss Lewinsky’
Yes, The Almanac covered the Clinton impeachment trial back on January 7. But the rules are the rules: seventeen years ago today, Bill Clinton looked America in the eyes and lied. ...
Jan 26, 2015 / The Almanac and Richard Kreitner