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: NPR
Apr 1, 2016
In the years before he battled Hitler, Churchill was sunk in debt and booze.
Source: The Root
Apr 1, 2016
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, set to open in September in Washington, D.C., was met with controversy over the accusations after noting that items belonging to Cosby would be on display.
Source: CBS News
Mar 31, 2016
After 10 months under ISIS' control, who would have believed Palmyra could look so good. But up close, there are monumental gaps.
Mar 31, 2016
A leading university published guidelines advising teachers to tell students that Britain "invaded" rather than "settled" the island, in a controversy which reveals the acrimonious division in Australian society over the country's colonial history.
Source: San Antonio Express-News
Mar 30, 2016
Kyle Biedermann has a simple explanation. It was for charity.
Source: NYT
Mar 30, 2016
A new book, “The Devil’s Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich,” reveals how two men uncovered a Nazi artifact.
Source: Time Magazine
Mar 30, 2016
Having an abortion—not just providing one—used to be illegal in many places in the U.S.
Source: The Guardian
Mar 30, 2016
German historian shows how news agency retained access in 1930s by promising not to undermine strength of Hitler regime.
Source: Politica Wire
Mar 29, 2016
Since the Civil War, the Republican party has had eight candidates which took multiple ballots to decide while the Democratic party has had ten.
Source: NYT
Mar 28, 2016
Cultural organizations have been working to create precise 3D digital models of the threatened heritage monuments in Palmyra, Syria, in case the originals are damaged beyond repair.
Source: USA Today
Mar 28, 2016
A group of advocates are working to finalize a nonprofit organization called Guam World War II Reparations Advocates Inc., which plans to sue the U.S. government in hopes that survivors finally receive compensation the group believes they deserve.
Source: Time Magazine
Mar 28, 2016
The front runner's new catchphrase has old roots.
Source: The Guardian
Mar 28, 2016
Memos show media mogul William Randolph Hearst’s executives conspired to undermine Welles and stop release of film.
Source: CBS News
Mar 28, 2016
The ceremony came more than seventy years after they helped America win World War 2.
Source: The Root
Mar 28, 2016
Some of Cosby’s accusers are angered by the exhibit.
Source: Inside Higher ED
Mar 28, 2016
Many students initially assumed that someone in their library or residence hall had printed the flier. But as the day went on, more campuses reported the same flier on their printers.
Source: Forward
Mar 28, 2016
You can even buy a birthday card. Seriously.
Source: OZY
Mar 27, 2016
They’ve tried before. It hasn’t worked.
Source: Mashable
Mar 27, 2016
The hashtag #BlackWomensHistoryMonth is highlighting women who have contributed greatly to American history, but are rarely given credit.
Source: New York Post
Mar 27, 2016
According to National First Ladies’ Library historian Carl Anthony, the first smear campaign aimed at a first lady came way back in 1808.
