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What Happened When One University Moved a Confederate Statue to a Museum

Three years ago, the U. of Texas at Austin took down a monument to Jefferson Davis and moved it to the campus’s Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. That offers one possible solution to the question now facing the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Nazi Collaborator or National Hero? A Test for Lithuania

For the tiny village of Sukioniai in western Lithuania, the exploits of General Storm, a local anti-Communist hero executed by the Soviet secret police in 1947, have long been a source of pride. All along, though, there have been persistent whispers that General Storm, whose real name was Jonas Noreika, also helped the Nazis kill Jews.

Echoes of Watergate in Trump tumult

This week, history did not just repeat itself, it climbed out of the dustbin and returned in the flesh.

"No One Could Believe It": When Ford Pardoned Nixon Four Decades Ago

On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford pardoned former President Richard M. Nixon over his role in the Watergate scandal. Reporters were stunned.

The thin-skinned president who made it illegal to criticize his office

Though Adams was a Founding Father of the United States’ democracy, he couldn’t abide personal scorn.

New Mexico Grapples With Its Version of Confederate Tributes: A Celebration of Spanish Conquest

The end of the Entrada is rekindling debate over how to portray New Mexico’s complex history.

Were Alamo defenders ‘heroic’?

Committee suggests removing the word from Texas curriculum.

The Story of the 25th Amendment, According to the People Behind It

President Lyndon B. Johnson during the ceremony to ratify the 25th amendment at the White House in 1967. The amendment came about because of succession concerns if the president became incapacitated.

Victorian-Era Orgasms and the Crisis of Peer Review

A favorite anecdote about the origins of the vibrator is probably a myth.

Trump: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was ridiculed by the 'fake news'

"You know when Abraham Lincoln made that Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, you know he was ridiculed?" Trump said during a rally in Billings, Montana.

"Bless Nixon for Those Tapes” -- An Interview with John Dean

“Trump’s spent his entire life trying to avoid responsibility, and he’ll do the same here.”

Can Napoleon’s Defeat at Waterloo Be Traced to a Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia?

A new study posits that an 1815 eruption caused inclement weather that, according to some theories, led to Napoleon’s defeat.

How views on priestly celibacy changed in Christian history

by Kim Haines-Eitzen

The fact is for a long time the Catholic Church struggled with its interpretation of Scriptures on priestly celibacy. It wasn’t until the 12th century that priestly celibacy became mandatory.

What You Need To Know About The 25th Amendment

The short answer: It's a way, other than impeachment, provided by the Constitution for power to be taken away from a sitting president.

Roe v. Wade’s forgotten loser: The remarkable story of Dallas prosecutor Henry Wade

Henry Wade was a renowned Dallas prosecutor when the landmark abortion case bearing his name was decided by the Supreme Court in 1973.

"The heroine of Lime Rock" will be the first woman honored with a street name at Arlington National Cemetery

Ida Lewis rowed into the stormy waters of Newport harbor in Rhode Island to rescue mariners in distress. Since she died in 1911, her deeds have been largely forgotten.

Why Conservatives Should Beware a Roe v. Wade Repeal

by Joshua Zeitz

Opposition to the famous court case empowered the Christian right. If the ruling is struck down, this time abortion rights activists will come out on top.

Mormon church publishes its first official history in nearly a century, and the result is an easy-to-read volume that tackles some hard facts

Few, if any, books about the beginning of Mormonism start with an Indonesian volcano.

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse (a historian) drops a bombshell on the debate over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court

"I urged the president to nominate a different individual," Sasse said. "I urged the president to nominate a woman."

Fire at Brazil’s National Museum Threatens Hundreds of Years of History

The destruction to the building was significant, and it is unclear whether any historical artifacts had been saved. The museum housed a collection of more than 20 million items.