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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Jennifer Latson ## Jennifer Latson ## Jennifer Latson *  Jun 20, 2017 ### [How a Real Genetic Disorder Could Have Inspired Fairy Tales](https://time.com/4823574/mythology-williams-syndrome/) While researching a book on the genetic disorder, a writer learns of possible links between the synd... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 14, 2016 ### [What Margaret Sanger Really Said About Eugenics and Race](https://time.com/4081760/margaret-sanger-history-eugenics/) Was she the racist that some allege? [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 16, 2015 ### [Why Birth Control Pioneer Margaret Sanger Kept Getting Arrested](https://time.com/4065338/margaret-sanger-clinic-history/) Oct. 16, 1916: Margaret Sanger opens America’s first family planning clinic [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 13, 2015 ### [How Margaret Thatcher Won Britain’s Top Office](https://time.com/4065340/margaret-thatcher-birthday-90/) Oct. 13, 1925: Margaret Thatcher is born [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 12, 2015 ### [How Oktoberfest Has Weathered Stormy Times](https://time.com/4065335/oktoberfest-history/) Oct. 12, 1810: Oktoberfest is held for the first time [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 9, 2015 ### [How Che Guevara Didn't Let Asthma Affect His Ambitions](https://time.com/4055772/che-guevara-health/) Oct. 9, 1967: Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia for inciting a revolution [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 8, 2015 ### [We Still Don't Know How the Great Chicago Fire Started](https://time.com/4055770/great-chicago-fire-origins/) Oct. 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 7, 2015 ### [A Murder That Shocked the World, at Sea and on Stage](https://time.com/4055773/achille-lauro/) Oct. 7, 1985: Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship and kill an American passenger [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Oct 2, 2015 ### [Groucho Marx at 125: Remembering His Craziest Characters](https://time.com/4049402/groucho-marx-125/) Oct. 2, 1890: Groucho Marx is born [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Sep 29, 2015 ### [The Mysterious Disappearance of the Diesel Engine’s Inventor](https://time.com/4049401/diesel-disappearance/) Sept. 29, 1913: Rudolf Diesel vanishes at sea [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Sep 28, 2015 ### [How Being a Slob Helped Alexander Fleming Discover Penicillin](https://time.com/4049403/alexander-fleming-history/) Sept. 28, 1928: Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Sep 24, 2015 ### [F. Scott Fitzgerald's Best Burns Ever](https://time.com/4036984/f-scott-fitzgerald-snark/) Sept. 24, 1896: F. Scott Fitzgerald is born [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Sep 23, 2015 ### [How Bob Marley Lived on After His Last Show](https://time.com/4036986/bob-marley-products/) Sept. 23, 1980: Bob Marley plays his final concert [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Sep 21, 2015 ### [How American College Students Made 'The Hobbit' a Hit](https://time.com/4036987/hobbits-at-college/) Sept. 21, 1937: 'The Hobbit' is published [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Sep 18, 2015 ### [How an American Heiress Became the Poster Child for Stockholm Syndrome](https://time.com/4030514/patty-hearst-40-years/) Sept. 18, 1975: FBI agents capture Patty Hearst in San Francisco [HISTORY](/section/history/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/jennifer-latson/","name":"Jennifer Latson"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/jennifer-latson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/jennifer-latson/"},"name":"Jennifer Latson","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jennifer-latson/","sameAs":["https://x.com/JennieLatson"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```