Tag: history
Spanish town claims: We invented Coca Cola
Official records say that Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta, but a small town in Spain claim that the soft drink was actually invented there. ...
Complete Pentagon Papers released 40 years later
Exactly 40 years after being published in articles by the New York Times, the National Archives and Records Administration will release the full Pentagon Papers....
The Truth about Paul Revere's Ride
Sarah Palin recently drew ire after making a statement that Paul Revere warned the British about arms. Historians think she got it wrong....
Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach's "One Nation Under Sex"
The new book about the scandalous romances of American politicians suggests that sex is essential to politics. ...
'My Perestroika': the children of the revolution
Almost 20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the film "My Perestroika" looks back on the last generation that grew up behind the iron curtain. ...
100 years after The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire happened a century ago, but the labor-safety issues that led to the disaster are relevant today. ...
Uncovering African American family histories
African Americans are sharing shoe boxes of photos to discover their family stories. ...
The other side of the American Revolution
During the American Revolution, many colonists, had good reason for not breaking with the crown. ...
Egypt's nostalgia and ancient civilizations
Egypt's archeological sites are open again, after the recent protests. Now archaeologists are trying to get the tourists back, too....
A poetic account of the Amistad revolt
Poet Kevin Young has written an epic poem about the Africans who revolted aboard the ship Amistad in 1839. ...
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