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Trump’s loose grip on history is biting him

‘It’s sort of frightening,’ one presidential historian says about the president’s shallow interest in his predecessors.

A Trove on the Women’s Suffrage Struggle, Found in an Old Box

The collection includes 26 letters from Susan B. Anthony, 10 from Elizabeth Cady Stanton and dozens from other suffragists.

Can Donald Trump Learn from Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill?

Could Ronald Reagan’s 1982 meeting with Tip O’Neill, the Democratic Speaker of the House, provide inspiration for Donald Trump following the demise of the House Republican health-care bill?

Jackie Kennedy love letters up for auction

Letters between former first lady Jackie Kennedy and Ormsby Gore, the former British ambassador to Washington, wrote love letters to each other after each was widowed, and before Kennedy decided to marry Aristotle Onassis.

What history tells us about Boy Scouts and inclusion

It turns out, both critics and supporters of the new membership policies can claim ownership of Boy Scout heritage.

Case For the Anthropocene? Megafauna, Ice Ages and Man-Made Deserts

Whether one believes we live in the Anthropocene or not, mankind has undoubtedly left a dramatic mark on the delicate ecosystems and environment of the planet.

Should a slave-era song be used as a sports UK soccer chant?

Some are calling it ‘A slap in the face of history’

8,000 Years of London History Discovered Underground

The underground Crossrail project to connect Heathrow airport to the financial district has unearthed over 10,000 artifacts.

Black Georgetown Employee Found Out the School Sold His Great-Great-Great Grandmother

“Now I work here—to realize that this is my history, this is my story, blows me away,” said Alexander, an executive assistant in Georgetown’s office of technology commercialization. “I have been really emotional as I learned about my ties to the university.”

Some Call for Independent Investigation Into Russian Meddling

Here's the history you should know.

E.U. Is Turning 60 and Searching for Something to Celebrate

Sixty years after the treaty that led to its founding, the European Union is under fundamental stress — divided and divergent, anxious that it no longer represents the future but the past, and that it may be incapable of handling the serious challenges of this already-turbulent century.

The Most Controversial Psych Study Is Repeated — Same Weird Result

What would you do if repeatedly ordered to give a strong electric shock to a helpless stranger?

A new book explores the stunning revelation that Hemingway spied for the USSR

by Gregory Cowles

The book is by military historian Nicholas Reynolds, who decided to investigate Hemingway’s past after curating an exhibit on the CIA.

A President’s Restless Corpse May Be on the Move Again in Tennessee

James K. Polk’s body has been buried in three places. Lawmakers are now considering moving it again, to the site of a Polk family home and museum in Columbia, Tenn.

How China and the U.S. might collide — or not

Graham Allison, Niall Ferguson, and Samantha Power assess chances of future conflict.

JFK's diary reveals fascination with Hitler, compared to 'legend'

“He had in him the stuff of which legends are made.”

Secret South Korean Nuclear Weapons Program Created Anxiety in Washington in Mid-1970s

President Park Chung-hee reportedly instructed South Korean scientists to build nuclear bombs by 1977. The US convinced South Korea not to follow through.

The President Is Under FBI Investigation. Is This Normal?

The FBI has had a role in investigating several post-Watergate scandals involving the White House.

Nativism, Violence, and the Origins of the Paranoid Style

How a lurid 19th-century memoir of sexual abuse produced one of the ugliest features of American politics.

Will Trump be impeached – or is it just a liberal fantasy?

Only two presidents in history have been impeached, but murmurs continue to surround Trump.