History

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

Many have pointed out the stark public response differences between the two...

Many have pointed out the stark public response differences between the two outbreaks

Many Wampanoag hoped that the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing wo...

Many Wampanoag hoped that the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing would be a galvanizing event to remind people that they still exist

As chosen by TIME staff and a select group of historians

The idea of a truly universal library, a single place where the entire know...

The idea of a truly universal library, a single place where the entire knowledge of the world was stored, has inspired writers as well as librarians

Descendants of those buried at Richmond’s Black cemeteries have continually...

Descendants of those buried at Richmond’s Black cemeteries have continually struggled against the conditions at these sites

Recent research has exploded almost every myth about the scientific stagnat...

Recent research has exploded almost every myth about the scientific stagnation of the Middle Ages