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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article 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://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # History ## History *  ## [The Meaning of 'Roots' at 50](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/roots-50th-anniversary-alex-haley/) by Anne Haley *  Illustration by Joanna Neborsky for TIME ## [America: Success or Failure? Both!](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/america-success-or-failure-both-/) by Greg Jackson *  Randall Holmes ## [For Tom Hanks, World War II Will Never Be Over](https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/world-war-ii-with-tom-hanks-interview/) by Katie Sanders  ## [The Meaning of 'Roots' at 50](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/roots-50th-anniversary-alex-haley/) by Anne Haley  Randall Holmes ## [For Tom Hanks, World War II Will Never Be Over](https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/world-war-ii-with-tom-hanks-interview/) by Katie Sanders  Illustration by Joanna Neborsky for TIME ## [America: Success or Failure? Both!](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/america-success-or-failure-both-/) by Greg Jackson *  [U.S.](/tag/u-s/) ## [The Lesson Carter G. Woodson Still Has for America at 250](https://time.com/7380942/us-250-anniversary-carter-g-woodson/) by John Hope Bryant [U.S.](/tag/u-s/) *  [conflict](/tag/conflict/) ## [Why Paul Revere's Ride Mattered](https://time.com/7371753/paul-revere-1776/) by TIME Books [conflict](/tag/conflict/) *  [U.S.](/tag/u-s/) ## [The Lesson Carter G. Woodson Still Has for America at 250](https://time.com/7380942/us-250-anniversary-carter-g-woodson/) by John Hope Bryant [U.S.](/tag/u-s/) *  [conflict](/tag/conflict/) ## [Why Paul Revere's Ride Mattered](https://time.com/7371753/paul-revere-1776/) by TIME Books [conflict](/tag/conflict/) *  [Holidays](/tag/holidays/) ## [10 Surprising Facts About Presidents' Day](https://time.com/7377739/presidents-day-surprising-facts-history/) by Tiago Ventura [Holidays](/tag/holidays/) *  [identity](/tag/identity/) ## [See the American Revolution in a New Light](https://time.com/7358596/on-this-day-1776-american-revolution/) by Karl Vick [identity](/tag/identity/) More History Stories ## Explore History *  Jan 19, 2026 ### [How Stevie Wonder Helped Make MLK Day Official](https://time.com/7346323/mlk-day-stevie-wonder-happy-birthday/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Olivia B. Waxman *  Dec 31, 2025 ### [A Surprisingly Profound Lesson of 'Clue'](https://time.com/7341218/40-years-movie-clue/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 30, 2025 ### [Developers, Diplomats, & Gaza's Future](https://time.com/7332324/gaza-plan-history/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 22, 2025 ### [The History That Suggests an AI Bubble](https://time.com/7340901/ai-history-bubble-benchmarks/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 19, 2025 ### [The Debate Over Responsibility for Health](https://time.com/7340807/history-debate-insurance-glp-1s/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 17, 2025 ### [Does a Jury Need to Have 12 Members?](https://time.com/7340393/12-person-jury-supreme-court/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 16, 2025 ### [All in the Family's Lesson for Television Today](https://time.com/7340699/rob-reiner-all-in-the-family-history/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 10, 2025 ### [Historians on Ken Burns' New Documentary](https://time.com/7338031/historical-advisers-ken-burns-american-revolution/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 9, 2025 ### [The History of American Sports Diplomacy](https://time.com/7339500/us-sports-diplomacy-strategy-world-cup/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 6, 2025 ### [Country Music Has Long Been Political](https://time.com/7337909/country-music-political-history/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 4, 2025 ### [Immigration: An Invitation, Not Invasion](https://time.com/7334455/immigrant-recruitment-mexico-bracero-ice/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 3, 2025 ### [The Fraying of U.S.-China Soybean Diplomacy](https://time.com/7332319/soybean-tariffs/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History *  Dec 1, 2025 ### [Rachel Maddow on Her New Podcast and Trump](https://time.com/7337638/rachel-maddow-podcast-burn-order-trump/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Philip Elliott *  Nov 28, 2025 ### [The Story Behind the Controversial Documentary 'The Stringer'](https://time.com/7336830/the-stringer-documentary-true-story/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Olivia B. Waxman *  Nov 25, 2025 ### [George H.W. Bush's Panama Playbook](https://time.com/7330374/military-intervention-venezuela-history/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Made by History ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@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/section/history/","name":"History"}}]}] ```