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In ancient Greece, the heart and soul of the festival was the experience shared by all who attended.

What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?

Athletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their compatriots and their gods.

What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?
Pittsburgh skyline at night

Why we can’t quit cities

Why we can’t quit cities
A man stands, smiling.

Trump's hard-line immigration policies build on the history of former US presidents

Trump's hard-line immigration policies build on the history of former US presidents
A man in shorts and a baseball hat stands next to construction workers covered in soot.

HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ revisits nuclear catastrophe with a nod to climate change

HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ revisits nuclear catastrophe with a nod to climate change
A black and white photo showing a man in a pilot's uniform with a mustache looking at a camera among a crowd of people.

Capt. Michel Bacos, Entebbe hijacking hero, dies at 95

Capt. Michel Bacos, Entebbe hijacking hero, dies at 95
Columns, foundations, and churches spread out around the city of Rome on a sunny day.

Is Trump the new Nero?

Barry Strauss is an expert in all things Roman. He joins The World's Marco Werman for a talk about Roman history and how its legendary figures compare to our modern politicians.

Is Trump the new Nero?
sepia toned image of young boy, with some damage to photo around edges

For a child migrant, days feel like a lifetime when you’re imprisoned and alone

Beth Lew-Williams’ grandfather was 9 when he was separated from family and placed in immigration detention. And he held the pain of the experience for 72 years.

For a child migrant, days feel like a lifetime when you’re imprisoned and alone
President Trump caused headlines after referring to group of Latino immigrants as "animals" on Wednesday. He said he was only referring to members of the gang MS-13.

President Trump’s ‘animals’ comment points to a dark history of using dehumanizing language

The terms President Trump has used to describe a group of Latino immigrants can have serious societal consequences.

President Trump’s ‘animals’ comment points to a dark history of using dehumanizing language
Man on sidewalk looking up

So, what is the problem with Apu?

Comedian Hari Kondabolu explains that his new documentary "The Problem with Apu" is not just about a cartoon.

So, what is the problem with Apu?
Lillian Gish in the Scarlet Letter 1929

American Icons: The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel about forbidden love among the Puritans captured our admiration for independence—and our craving for scandal.

American Icons: The Scarlet Letter
Robert Mugabe at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, 2008

How Robert Mugabe became Zimbabwe’s leader and clung on till now

Robert Mugabe is under house arrest, after 37 years as leader of Zimbabwe. We take a quick look back at how he got to power and how he stayed there, until now.

How Robert Mugabe became Zimbabwe’s leader and clung on till now
The Russian royal family

A century after the revolution, Russians build monuments to the czars

The last czar was nicknamed "Bloody Nicholas" after his soldiers fired on peaceful protesters in 1905. But the Russian Orthodox Church made Nicholas II a saint seven years ago, and has funded and consecrated many monuments to him.

A century after the revolution, Russians build monuments to the czars
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There hasn’t been a Japantown in Chicago since the 1980s, but this exhibit is bringing the community back together

Some 20,000 Japanese Americans were resettled in Chicago after being imprisoned by the government during World War II. Now their belongings are on display in Lincoln Park.

There hasn’t been a Japantown in Chicago since the 1980s, but this exhibit is bringing the community back together
An illustration of a controversial new postage stamp in Ireland, with Irish artist, Jim Fitzpatrick, who created the famous two-tone image of Che Guevara used on the stamp

Ireland celebrates Che Guevara's Irish roots with a stamp, despite opposition

A new postage stamp in the Republic of Ireland is causing a stink because it honors Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara, who was of partial Irish descent. But people in Ireland — and Miami — are denouncing Che — and the stamp — because of his history of violence.

Ireland celebrates Che Guevara's Irish roots with a stamp, despite opposition
Street scene, colorized old photo, vendors, people in top hats, carriages

Another time in history that the US created travel bans — against Italians

In the 1920s, the US demanded that Italy help them vet immigrants. They created barriers for immigrants considered to be a threat — physically, culturally or politically.

Another time in history that the US created travel bans — against Italians