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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Politics
The author of ‘Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect’ explains why American culture fixates more on him than the horror of Hiroshima
By Charles Thorpe and The ConversationAugust 1, 2023
Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer
Politics
How Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb secrets were really stolen by Soviet Russia, as revealed by a Harvard Kennedy School professor
By Calder Walton and The ConversationJuly 24, 2023
Benjamin Franklin launched America’s fight against counterfeit money with colored threads, watermarks and images of leaves, new study shows
Finance
Benjamin Franklin launched America’s fight against counterfeit money with colored threads, watermarks and images of leaves, new study shows
By David Hamilton and The Associated PressJuly 18, 2023
George W. Bush
Politics
Here’s a look at how American presidents have celebrated July 4th, including Zachary Taylor’s maybe fatal food poisoning
By Calvin Woodward and The Associated PressJuly 4, 2023
American flag
Politics
The history of Betsy Ross and the American flag: Legend outweighs fact as there’s just no trace of it before the Civil War
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressJuly 4, 2023
Patricia Roberts Harris, the first Black woman to hold a US cabinet seat and first Black woman to join a Fortune 500 board
Leadership
Meet the little-known first Black woman to sit on a Fortune 500 corporate board
By Lila MacLellanJune 19, 2023
America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice
Commentary
America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice
By Robert HormatsMay 18, 2023
Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy
Commentary
Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy
By Michael EisenbergMay 4, 2023
Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives
Leadership
Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives
By Daniella McCahey and The ConversationMarch 2, 2023
History detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
Lifestyle
History detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2023
A doctor looking through a window.
Health
Sterilization is the top form of contraception for women. Here’s why some doctors won’t even talk about it with their patients
By Elizabeth Hintz and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
A statue laying face down in the mud.
Lifestyle
A 2,000-year-old statue discovered buried in Tuscany could ‘rewrite history’
By Nicole Winfield and The Associated PressNovember 8, 2022
The dark Nazi history behind the executive to-do list
Commentary
The dark Nazi history behind the executive to-do list
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 1, 2022
A gay couple holds their marriage certificates
Newsletters
Why losing the right to share America’s history could put its future in jeopardy
By Ellen McGirtJuly 22, 2022
Petrol Stations Open For Business In Birmingham
Energy
Could a three-day workweek be the answer to the U.K.’s energy torment?
By Sophie MellorOctober 11, 2021
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By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
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