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Why President Trump is probably right about the ‘ridiculous standard’ of the first 100 days

In his third radio address to the people, Franklin D. Roosevelt talked about the achievements of his young presidency — the first 100 days “devoted to the starting of the wheels of the New Deal.” Since then, the idea of the “first 100 days” has taken on a life of its own.

Its location a mystery for centuries, huge Indian city is found in Kansas

Etzanoa is the second-biggest settlement of Native Americans found in the United States.

Historians say the March for Science is ‘pretty unprecedented’

“The march is pretty unprecedented in terms of the scale and breadth of the scientific community that’s involved, and it does recall Physicians for Social Responsibility and various scientific groups against nuclear war in the Reagan era, that’s I think the most recent precedent.” 

Pollution Hurts Some People More Than Others. That’s Been True for Centuries.

Concerns regarding a lack of adequate sanitation to combat pollution date back to the mid-19th century, yet it wasn’t until the late 20th century that environmental protection emerged as a nationwide grassroots effort to address what activists have identified as environmental racism.

Do U.S. Strikes Send a ‘Message’ to Rivals? There’s No Evidence

The notion that military action in one part of the world will deter adversaries in all others, long common in stump speeches and on cable news chatter, has at times profoundly influenced American foreign policy. There is only one problem: Repeated investigation has found that this notion is baseless.

Second parchment manuscript copy of Declaration of Independence found — in England

The only other parchment copy is maintained by the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

New study finds that Nixon quit being president long before he resigned

by Matthew N. Beckmann

In fact, it turns out there was a defining moment when Nixon disengaged from his administration: on December 6, 1973, the day Gerald Ford was confirmed as Vice President.

Patterns Of Death In The South Still Show The Outlines Of Slavery

There’s a map, made more than 150 years ago using 1860 census data, that pops up periodically on the internet on which, the counties of the Southern U.S. are shaded to reflect the percentage of inhabitants who were enslaved at the time. The shading closely matches visualizations of many modern-day data sets.

Berlin's street names provoke debate over forgotten colonial history

Historians want to make people aware of the harsh colonial legacy in Africa that their streets are named after.

'World's first newspaper published in Korea in 1557'

Until now, the oldest was believed to be German daily Einkommende Zeitungen, whose first issue dates to 1660.

Trump’s claim that ‘no administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days’

The first 100 days of a presidency mark a rather artificial milestone, but one by which all presidents have been measured since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s whirlwind of action when he took office in the midst of the Great Depression.

Trump parroted Chinese version of history

Trump’s inartful retelling of Sino-Korean history sparked widespread outrage among Koreans, who are particularly sensitive to the U.S. president’s rhetoric amid heightened tensions between North and South Korea.

Museum of the American Revolution opens: 'It's high time we had a museum such as this'

The museum not only tells the story of the war, but of the events that led up to and followed it. It attempts to engage visitors, making them question what they would do in the shoes of those in the past.

Only now are we learning that the UN was ready to indict Hitler for war crimes in 1945

Documents showing that Adolf Hitler had been indicted as a war criminal for actions by the Nazis during World War II before his death - contrary to longstanding assumptions.

‘We’re truly sorry’: Florida apologizes for racial injustice of 1949 ‘Groveland Four’ rape case

After 68 years, and several previous failed attempts, the state of Florida has finally found the words that justice had been waiting on all this time: “We’re truly sorry.”

West Coast to Trump: It’s time for a divorce

Secession is in the air on the West Coast.

Why the French presidential candidates are arguing about their colonial history

At its height in the 1930s, the French empire encompassed some 60 million colonial subjects, from the Caribbean to Southeast Asia.

Freed slaves' heartbreaking ads tell personal stories of slavery

They’re called Information Wanted ads. They were written by newly freed slaves looking for lost family members who were sold or ran away.

Scholar: Why presidential candidates (like Trump) campaign as isolationists but (like Trump) govern as hawks

by Verlan Lewis

The pattern goes back at least to 1900.

As Trump Drifts Away From Populism, His Supporters Grow Watchful

President Trump has demonstrated that while he won office on a populist message, he has not consistently governed that way in the nearly 100 days in the White House.