Lily Rothman

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. She was also the founding editor of TIME’s history section.

Recent Articles

50 Years Ago This Week: Bob Hope Goes to Vietnam

Also in this issue: Electric cars and campus protests

By Lily Rothman

'Molding Myths and Spinning Fantasies': Read Walt Disney's Obituary From 1966

Star Wars isn't the only reason Dec. 15 matters in Disney history

By Lily Rothman

Why Questlove's Discovery About His Ancestry on 'Finding Your Roots' Is So Unusual

The artist uncovered some family history on the PBS show 'Finding Your Roots'

By Lily Rothman

50 Years Ago This Week: Inside the First Heart Transplant

Also in this issue: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and the American parent

By Lily Rothman

Tonya Harding's World Was Nothing Like Nancy Kerrigan's. That Mattered in 1994

Tonya Harding had an underdog story that appealed to some but made it easier for others to suspect her

By Lily Rothman

‘There’s a Bond Between Us.’ 104-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Veteran Reflects on 76th Anniversary

"It’s been so long that many of [the survivors] are not able to travel... That makes it all the more important for those of us who do come."

By Lily Rothman

What It Means When TIME's Person of the Year Is a Group

In times of great change, the forces that influence the news can transcend specific individuals

By Lily Rothman

Here's the History of TIME's Person of the Year Franchise

The magazine's editors have been picking a Person of the Year since 1927

By Lily Rothman

50 Years Ago This Week: How Hollywood Changed in the 1960s

Also in this issue: single parents and nuclear power

By Lily Rothman

Why Michael Jackson's Biggest Success Was a Surprise

Thriller was released 35 years ago

By Lily Rothman

50 Years Ago This Week: Miniskirts on the Rise

Also in this issue: Black Power and war on TV

By Lily Rothman

'A Country Within a Country': Inside the Navajo Nation in 1948

"How can nations which differ from each other in appearance and language and culture live peaceably together?"

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

Read TIME's Original 1942 Review of Casablanca: 'Rick Is Still Trying to Get Over It'

"Mr. Bogart at last does the manly thing"

By Lily Rothman

How the Fashions of the 1960s Reflected Social Change

These images, from the new book 'Mod New York: Fashion Takes a Trip,' show how the social change of the 1960s influenced American style

By Lily Rothman

'The Demon of Death Valley': Read TIME's Original Report on the 1969 Manson Family Arrests

"It was one of the grisliest, bloodiest, and apparently most senseless crimes of the century," TIME noted as Charles Manson first made news

By Lily Rothman

50 Years Ago This Week: Britain's Money Crisis

Also in this issue: Vietnam and population growth

By Lily Rothman

Can Congress Jail Witnesses Who Refuse to Cooperate?

With both the House and the Senate conducting investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, committees are issuing subpoenas and dealing with witnesses who may not be eager to talk.So what happens if a...

By Tessa Berenson Rogers and Lily Rothman

'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' at 40: The Movie That Proved 'Spielberg's Reputation Is No Accident'

Read TIME's original 1977 review of the Spielberg classic

By Lily Rothman

50 Years Ago This Week: Cleveland's Carl Stokes Becomes A New Mayor for a New Era

Also in this issue: box-office draws and a peace candidate

By Lily Rothman

The Deep Connection Between Veterans Day and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Here's why it became an annual ritual to lay a wreath there

By Lily Rothman
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