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: CBS News
Jan 19, 2015
Long after Martin Luther King's death, his message of non-violence is carried by a protege.
Source: Spotify
Jan 19, 2015
45 songs and recordings inspired by or about MLK.
Source: The Atlantic
Jan 18, 2015
An interactive graphic shows the 1,410 different spots on the globe presidents have referenced in 224 speeches.
Source: Reuters
Jan 17, 2015
Unlike other plantation museums along the Great River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the newly opened and under-construction Whitney Plantation focuses squarely on the plight of slaves.
Source: NYT
Jan 16, 2015
The mogul’s purchase of the Plaza Hotel in 1988 offers insight into the methods and thinking of a deal maker turned presidential candidate.
Source: The Brookings Institution
Jan 16, 2015
Although President George Washington gave the first one in person before Congress in 1790, the message was delivered in writing until the early part of the 20th Century—at which point President Woodrow Wilson revived the tradition that has lasted until today.
Source: New Historian
Jan 16, 2015
Our current understanding of human evolution and behavior may change completely, now that University of Montreal researchers have discovered a bone tool from the Neanderthal era which appears to have had multiple uses.
Source: UCLA
Jan 15, 2015
King’s voice can again be heard — this time online
Source: History Extra
Jan 15, 2015
They reveal the trends, tastes and spending habits of the times, and now the items in our shopping baskets are being used to chart the culinary history of the UK since 1947
Source: New Historian
Jan 15, 2015
Although little is known about the Native Americans who lived in the East St. Louis area, a team of archaeologists who worked on a dig to clear land for the Stan Musical Veterans Memorial Bridge are ready to share their latest discoveries.
Source: ExtremeTech
Jan 14, 2015
The march of progress in genetic analysis could give them this chance, as the country prepares to host the largest mass identification effort in history, potentially involving hundreds of thousands of bodies in the end.
Source: The Guardian
Jan 14, 2015
Warnings from history: Angkor was a thriving metropolis of 750,000 before a series of mega-monsoons made it unliveable. Can modern flood-threatened cities learn from its downfall?
Source: Smithsonian
Jan 14, 2015
James Barker, a photographer from Alaska, shares his memories of documenting the famed event
Source: Time
Jan 14, 2015
Some, like Peniel Joseph, a history professor at Tufts University, have argued that the recent backlash against the film for its supposed misrepresentation of Lyndon Johnson is an attempt by white viewers to maintain control over the Civil Rights narrative.
Source: Media Matters
Jan 14, 2015
O'Reilly, who has written a series of books focused on the deaths of prominent historical figures, has been criticized by historians and critics for shoddy scholarship and ahistorical claims.
Jan 14, 2015
by HNN Editor
A pundit fight has broken out over Ronald Reagan's legacy. Was he or wasn't he responsible for cutting inflation?
Source: Bloomberg
Jan 14, 2015
Here's a historical reminder that persistence sometimes pays.
Source: New Historian
Jan 14, 2015
By analysing mummified faecal matter, researchers have discovered a medieval warlord was poisoned.
Source: Slate
Jan 13, 2015
by Jamelle Bouie
In some circles, it's almost become a meme.
Source: Hürriyet Daily News
Jan 13, 2015
Social media reacts to President Erdoğan’s 16 warriors during meeting with Abbas
