History

A crowd of people gather at a Proud Boys rally in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 26, 2020.

The Proud Boys Are Part of America's Long History of Vigilante Violence. Here’s What to Know About the Group's Origins

"This has been a paramilitary movement that very easily understands what 's...

"This has been a paramilitary movement that very easily understands what 'stand by' means," explains an expert on the history of modern American militia groups

Lorraine Toussaint as Florynce Kennedy and Julianne Moore as Gloria Steinem in 'The Glorias'

Beyond Gloria Steinem: What to Know About the Women of Color Who Were Instrumental to the Women’s Liberation Movement

Here's what to know about the real life women depicted in the film 'The Glo...

Here's what to know about the real life women depicted in the film 'The Glorias,' including Flo Kennedy, Dorothy Pitman Hughes, Wilma Mankiller and Dolores Huerta

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a proclamation at the White House Conference on American History at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2020.

President Trump Has Attacked Critical Race Theory. Here's What to Know About the Intellectual Movement

Here's what you need to know

President Jimmy Carter accepts the Democratic nomination for President at the 1980 convention.

Climate Change Was on the Ballot With Jimmy Carter in 1980—Though No One Knew It at the Time

Gains made under Carter’s presidential leadership in the early 1980s might ...

Gains made under Carter’s presidential leadership in the early 1980s might have bought the planet precious time

An illustration of Pennsylvania soldiers voting published in the Oct. 29, 1864, issue of Harpers's Weekly.

Voting by Mail Dates Back to America’s Earliest Years. Here’s How It’s Changed Over the Years

Over the centuries, voting by mail has become an attractive alternative for...

Over the centuries, voting by mail has become an attractive alternative for many—thanks in large part to the influence of wartime necessity

John Wyatt Greenlee looks at a gyotaku print of an eel by Bruce Koike in Sept.

Keeping It Eel: How One Historian Is Using Twitter and Medieval Factoids to Help Endangered Animals

Unbeknownst to eels, they now have a great publicist—a historian who aims t...

Unbeknownst to eels, they now have a great publicist—a historian who aims to transform their image from villain to environmental hero

'Track the Problem.' Ibram X. Kendi on Using Data to Dismantle Structural Racism

The historian and writer Ibram X. Kendi, whose research and work on antirac...

The historian and writer Ibram X. Kendi, whose research and work on antiracism have risen to the forefront amid a worldwide reckoning over systemic racism, was named as one of TIME's most influential people of...