Olivia B. Waxman

The image of George Floyd along with the Black Lives Matter letters are projected onto the Robert E. Lee Statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, on June 10, 2020.

How 2020 Will Go Down in the History Books, According to Historians

TIME asked historians nationwide to pick a moment in 2020 that stands out t...

TIME asked historians nationwide to pick a moment in 2020 that stands out to them

A cartoon from a Dec. 6, 1918, issue of the Fort Wayne Sentinel.

Lessons From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on How to Celebrate the Holidays Amid COVID-19

Then, as now, spikes occurred after small family holiday gatherings

Helen Keller (seated, right) visits President John F. Kennedy (seated, left) at the White House on April 8, 1961.

Co-Founding the ACLU, Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don't Learn in School

Limited education on Keller's life has implications for how students percei...

Limited education on Keller's life has implications for how students perceive people with disabilities

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The History Behind TIME Choosing President-Elects as Person of the Year

TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year choice of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice...

TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year choice of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris keeps with tradition—and breaks new ground. The selection of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris marks the first time a...

75th anniversary of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention

How History Classes on the Women’s Suffrage Movement Leave Out the Work of Black Voting Rights Activists

Many of the Black voting rights activists who paved the way for Kamala Harr...

Many of the Black voting rights activists who paved the way for Kamala Harris are not household names or even taught in U.S. schools

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The History Behind TIME's Use of a Red 'X' on Its Cover

TIME has used a red "X" to cross out various things on its cover only four ...

TIME has used a red "X" to cross out various things on its cover only four other times

Emma Tenayuca on the witness stand in 1937.

These Latinas Were Pioneers for Workers' Rights in the U.S. Here Are 2 You Should Have Learned About in School

Latinas were active in the labor movement nearly three decades earlier, and...

Latinas were active in the labor movement nearly three decades earlier, and that work is not taught as often in schools