Never Mind That Extra Second, What Happened to Those 11 Days?
The 1752 British transition from Julian to Gregorian calendar added 11 days to people's lives.
The American Revolution and Genealogy Research
The history of loyalists and rebels in the American Revolution and genealogy research.
Six Hundred Years of Government Intervention in the Labor Markets
A Harvard law professor argues that the laissez-faire era in the 19th century represented a blip in a long history of powerful labor regulations.
Europe’s Displaced Persons After World War II
For the survivors who passed through displaced persons camps in Germany alone, their time in the camps was a chance to reestablish their identities as Jews.
Is Negative Political Campaigning Really So Bad?
The conventional wisdom about negative political campaigning is that it's ugly and destructive. But is it effective?
The Golden Age of Timbuktu
Even now, in the age of Google Maps, its name is synonymous with the unknown edges of the world: welcome to Timbuktu.
That Flag Again: The Meanings of the Confederate Flag and Iconography
Different interpretations of confederate flag and confederate battle iconography.
What Mid-20th Century Gynecologists Were Taught About Female Sexuality
Gynecologists of the past would be shocked by today's insights on female sexuality.
Waterloo at 200
John Houston takes a less melodic look at the transformation of the Battle of Waterloo from "fact to myth," from history to literature.
Dr. Ossian Sweet’s Black Life Mattered
It has been 90 years since Ossian Sweet tried to move into his new home; since police stood by and did nothing as a mob threw rocks.