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San Francisco city workers carry signs as they march during a rally outside the City and County of San Francisco Human Resources office on March 7, 2019, in San Francisco. Hundreds of San Francisco city workers staged a rally to demand a fair contract that addresses pay equity for women. Public-sector employment is a major factor in the race and gender wage gap.

It Takes Black Women in the U.S. 20 Months to Earn What White Men Make in a Year. Here's the History Behind That Wage Gap

Equal Pay Day begs us to understand how such inequities came to be, and why...

Equal Pay Day begs us to understand how such inequities came to be, and why they have been so difficult to move beyond

Members of the French Resistance being taken for execution after a trial before a German military tribunal, Paris, April 14, 1942.

'I Have Only One More Test to Pass.' The Enduring Message of the Last Letters From WWII's Captured French Resisters

They were allowed to write home before being executed

Engraving shows the arrival of a ship with a group of Africans for sale in Virginia in 1619

The First Africans in Virginia Landed in 1619. It Was a Turning Point for Slavery in American History—But Not the Beginning

It was in 1619, "about the latter end of August," that an English privateer...

It was in 1619, "about the latter end of August," that an English privateer ship reached Point Comfort on the Virginia peninsula—and changed history

A map from the Jan. 27, 1947 issue of TIME, illustrating the strategic advantage to the U.S. of acquiring Greenland

President Trump Reportedly Wants to Buy Greenland. TIME Reported Similar Plans in 1947

News that President Donald Trump is interested in buying Greenland prompted...

News that President Donald Trump is interested in buying Greenland prompted mockery on Thursday when it was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. But it wouldn’t be the first time a President has sought...

Festival goers on their way to Woodstock, in August 1969.

5 Woodstock Photographers on the Images That Moved Them Most

Here's what photographers Baron Wolman, Ron Frem, Barry Z. Levine, Elliott ...

Here's what photographers Baron Wolman, Ron Frem, Barry Z. Levine, Elliott Landy and Burk Uzzle had to say about the indelible photos they captured during those three days

A 1939 publicity poster for The Wizard Of Oz for display in the lobby of movie theaters. Pictured, from left: Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Ray Bolger; bottom: Toto.

Was The Wizard of Oz Cursed? The Truth Behind the Dark Stories About the Judy Garland Classic

The production of the classic film was an infamous disaster, but not everyt...

The production of the classic film was an infamous disaster, but not everything you've heard about what happened on set is true

Max Yasgur, whose land was used for Woodstock festival in Monticello, N.Y. He said he doubts he'll ever rent the place again. Farming's my business. I'm not out for publicity.

Max Yasgur Rented Out His Farm for Woodstock. His Neighbors Sued Him

But he didn't regret doing it

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It Takes Black Women in the U.S. 20 Months to Earn What White Men Make in a Year. Here's the History Behind That Wage Gap

'I Have Only One More Test to Pass.' The Enduring Message of the Last Letters From WWII's Captured French Resisters

The First Africans in Virginia Landed in 1619. It Was a Turning Point for Slavery in American History—But Not the Beginning

President Trump Reportedly Wants to Buy Greenland. TIME Reported Similar Plans in 1947

5 Woodstock Photographers on the Images That Moved Them Most

Was The Wizard of Oz Cursed? The Truth Behind the Dark Stories About the Judy Garland Classic

Max Yasgur Rented Out His Farm for Woodstock. His Neighbors Sued Him

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