This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: New York Times
Jun 30, 2019
Stalin inspires deep emotions in the country where he spent his earliest years, and one of them is reverence.
Source: The New York Times
Jun 30, 2019
Read how the history of busing impacted Kamala Harris, and what she did to combat her experiences.
Source: The Washington Post
Jun 30, 2019
Excavation of a submerged reservoir leads to the discovery of an ancient palace known as Kemune.
Source: Washington Post
Jun 30, 2019
In anticipation of next year’s 100th anniversary of the Negro leagues’ beginning, kids were brought together to learn about African American history and culture, especially its role in baseball.
Source: NPR
Jun 30, 2019
Read interview about the history of busing.
Source: Bustle
Jun 30, 2019
Some unforgettable presidential campaign logos from over the years show politics and design are more intertwined than you'd think.
Source: The Progressive
Jun 29, 2019
Read about the history of U.S. - Iranian relations and tensions.
Source: The Washington Post
Jun 29, 2019
Read what Netflix's documentary got right and wrong.
Source: Chris Riback's Conversations
Jun 28, 2019
On his podcast, Chris Riback's Conversations, Riback and Cohen discuss Cohen's new book, “Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America,” which looks at the “eight men [who] succeeded to the presidency when the incumbent died in office. In one way or another they vastly changed our history.”
Source: Vox
Jun 28, 2019
The former vice president once called busing “an asinine policy.”
Source: History Channel
Jun 28, 2019
Under the Treaty of Versailles, the German emperor was supposed to be tried as a war criminal. Why wasn't he?
Source: Time
Jun 27, 2019
by Olivia B. Waxman
Read the parallels between the 1976 and 2020 elections.
Source: The Washington Post
Jun 27, 2019
Read the history of the U.S. Census, and if Trump's comments are appropriate.
Source: The Atlantic
Jun 27, 2019
by Jim Downs
Networks of activists transformed Stonewall from an isolated event into a turning point in the struggle for gay power.
Source: Nursing Clio
Jun 26, 2019
What happens when the person who delivers most of the babies in her community is arrested? This is a tale of two midwives, separated by nearly four centuries of history, and yet remarkably alike.
Source: History Channel
Jun 26, 2019
by Becky Little
As a young man, Lincoln openly admitted to his lack of faith. As a politician, he spoke about God but refused to say he was a Christian.
Source: NY Times
Jun 25, 2019
Republican state senators in Oregon have disappeared this month in an attempt to block a vote on climate change legislation. Minority parties have resorted to similar stunts for generations. One sure result: More division.
Source: CNN
Jun 25, 2019
The US has almost never had "no debt." It was not even close to debt-free when it created the Interstate Highway System, and the national debt spiked when the military was built up during major wars.
Source: Smithsonian.com
Jun 25, 2019
by Michael Waters
A month after the riots in New York, a raid on an Atlanta movie theater sparked a gay liberation movement of its own.
Source: The Washington Post
Jun 25, 2019
by Michael S. Rosenwald
Revealing new letters from Anne Frank before she went into hiding.
