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Pumpkin spice wars: The violent history behind your favorite Starbucks latte

PSL is back, and so is its connection to a centuries old genocide.

Historian Daniel Immerwahr Quoted in NY Times Article on History of US Buying Foreign Land

Greenland officials have rebuffed President Trump’s plan to buy the island, but the United States has a history of purchasing lands from other countries.

American Historical Association Releases Statement on Domestic Terrorism, Bigotry, and History

The statement was endorsed by many other scholarly organizations. 

200 years ago, the Cherokee Nation was offered a seat in Congress. It just announced its chosen delegate.

The conversation about nominating a delegate has been ongoing in the Cherokee Nation.

How history textbooks reflect America’s refusal to reckon with slavery

by Cynthia Greenlee

Textbooks have been slow to incorporate black humanity in their slavery narratives. And they still have a long way to go.

Hungary’s Orban hopes a rabbi can save his country’s controversial new Holocaust museum

Initially, a Hungarian official spoke of a museum that would highlight the "story of love between Hungarian Jews and non-Jews. A love that has survived everything. As a result of which there is still a large Hungarian Jewish community living in this country." The premise was decried as Holocaust revisionism by historians and museum professionals worldwide.

The Vandals sacked Rome, but do they deserve their reputation?

Their name is synonymous with destruction, but the group may not deserve such a harsh legacy.

Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years on

Paris celebrated the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago on Sunday, unleashing an eruption of kissing, dancing, tears and gratitude.

George Washington owned slaves and ordered Indians killed. Will a mural of that history be hidden?

by Gillian Brockell

This is the story of the layers of history that will continue to exist underneath, whether the murals are covered by curtains, panels or paint.

Bayard Rustin: Prophet Of Freedom, Justice, And Humanity

by Stephen G. Hall

Rustin’s work combined a passion for social justice with a firm commitment to LGBTQ and human rights.

Virginia Gov. Northam establishes Commission on African American history education

Governor Northam signed an executive order establishing the Commission on African American History Education on Saturday, August 24.

Aaron Burr — villain of ‘Hamilton’ — had a secret family of color, new research shows

The article features the research of Sherri Burr and quotations from Annette Gordon-Reed. 

No Refuge: Frances Perkins, the Labor Department, and Immigration

by Rebecca Brenner Graham

When Congress gave the Secretary of Labor discretion over any immigrant “likely to become a public charge,” they weren’t expecting someone like Frances Perkins.

Environmentalists Have Been Warning About Amazon Fires for Decades.

The climate change that TIME in the 1980s warned might be possible has already come to pass, and the damage it causes is starkly plain.

The U.S. Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Equal Rights for Women. Here’s Why

Here’s what to know about Equal Rights Amendment history, what could happen to it next and how it could change American society.

Divers Visited the Titanic's Wreck for the First Time in Over a Decade. Here's Why They Were Shocked by the Ship's Condition

New footage detailing the condition of the Titanic has scientists speculating that the shipwreck will have disintegrated entirely within the next 30 years.

Do You Know the Oldest Town in Each State?

A fun illustrated list of the American towns that have been lived in the longest.

Visits to historic sites rising in U.S.

Read the latest report from Humanities Indicators!

The New Treasures of Pompeii

From gorgeous artworks to grimacing corpses, archaeologists are still uncovering the truth about life—and death—in the doomed city.

CIA instructed its historians to omit “embarrassing” details from the record

In a formerly SECRET “Dos and Don’ts” regulation for historical officers, Agency suggested “unflattering statements” be avoided.