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Tony Blair could face Iraq contempt vote in Commons

A group of senior MPs is calling for a vote to decide whether Tony Blair is guilty of contempt of Parliament over his decision to invade Iraq in 2003.

Martha Washington’s importance is finally being recognized

A study of the Washington family papers shows she was engaged in George’s professional life and provided immense support.

China to Target Returning Students With Correct Party Line

The party’s worried about students who challenge the official story on the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Was Mary Todd Lincoln Driven ‘Mad’ by a Vitamin Deficiency?

A doctor suggests a new explanation for the many odd behaviors of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln: A vitamin deficiency that affected her mind.

Research shows that police have one trigger finger for whites and another for blacks

Research going back to the early 20th century shows this is the case.

'Black Lives Matter' painted on UT Confederate memorial after Alton Sterling, Philando Castile shootings

The message was scrawled across the George Littlefield Fountain, a prominent memorial that anchors the school's South Mall.

ISIS Releases Video showing its destruction of the Palmyra Museum's Artifacts

The 57 second video shows militants lifting funerary reliefs from shelving and dropping them forcefully onto the floor. Other historic artifacts are subjected to repeated blows with sledgehammers, filmed for cinematic effect.

Why this man is the most hated Jew in Lithuania

He’s forcing the country to face its Nazi past.

Orange County columnist says the Nixon Foundation and the federal government are finally getting along

by David Whiting

The rapprochement comes as the Nixon Library is preparing to debut a massive remodeling of the institution.

Graduating students snub university president who seemed to disparage usefulness of a degree in history

The Queen's University president had claimed that "society doesn't need a 21-year-old that's a sixth century historian."

Long-Awaited Chilcot Report: Britain’s Role in Iraq War

The exhaustive report, which historian Martin Gilbert helped prepare before his death, will identify what went wrong. It will be published Wednesday. 

The share of independents in the United States stands at its highest point in more than 75 years

Independents outnumber either Democrats or Republicans.

Wall Street Journal profiles a Chinese millionaire who's establishing history museums that challenge the communist party line

In one of his museums he even gives credit to Chiaing Kai-shek for helping expel the Japanese from China.. 

The Surprisingly Short History of American Secrecy

by Sam Lebovic

Amid the recent hubbub about leaks and whistleblowers and Hillary Clinton’s rogue server, it has been easy to forget what a state secret actually is.

Why President Obama Campaigning For Clinton Is Historic

No president has campaigned strongly for his chosen successor in at least 100 years.

KKK closer to getting a highway in its name in Georgia

Georgia’s highest court allowed a lawsuit by a KKK chapter to move forward, setting the stage for a trial.

The California Roots of Trumpism

California Republicans paid a steep price for immigrant bashing in 1994.

Chinese Shrine May Contain Skull Bone of the Buddha

A Buddhist temple in Nanjing, China may have been harboring a major cultural artifact after archaeologists found what they say could be a skull fragment from Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha himself.

'Mein Kampf' proceeds to aid Holocaust survivors

Boston-based publishing company has decided to donate proceeds from Adolf Hitler's infamous manifesto "Mein Kampf" to a local organization that works with aging Holocaust survivors.

Brexit isn’t all that special

by Felicity Vabulas

Here’s why nations leave international organizations.