100 Years of TIME

Brooke Shields on Being the Face of the 1980s

By Brooke Shields

How the U.S. Came to Trust the Polio Vaccine Trial

By Jeffrey Kluger

See the Evolution of TIME's Cover

By D.W. Pine

The Power of Sesame Street

By Big Bird
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The Story Behind TIME's Centennial Cover

To mark our 100th year, we revisited some of the most influential TIME covers from the past century

By D.W. Pine

TIME Inc.'s Archivist on 100 Years of Covers

Bill Hooper discusses the colorful personalities behind the red border, and where the publication's influence can be seen today.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Read MLK's Letter on Being Named ‘Man of the Year’

In a Jan. 16, 1964, letter to TIME co-founder Henry Luce, King explained what that designation meant to him—and to the movement.

By Martin Luther King Jr.

TIME's Choice of 'You' as Person of the Year Was Prescient

The benefits outweigh the costs—and the future of the media still depends on, well, You

By Richard Stengel

Laverne Cox on 'Transgender Tipping Point' Cover

TIME's first out transgender cover subject looks back on the cover story nearly a decade later

By Moises Mendez II

Revisiting TIME's Controversial Breastfeeding Cover

Jamie Lynne Grumet and her son Aram appeared next to the question ARE YOU MOM ENOUGH?

By Belinda Luscombe

Bibi Aisha Talks to Angelina Jolie

Appearing on the cover of TIME for a story about the stakes of war in Afghanistan for women led to a new home in America

By Angelina Jolie

Spike Lee on the Greatness of Jackie Robinson

Spike Lee writes about Jackie Robinson's influence and the 1947 TIME cover of the athlete, which now hangs in his office.

By Spike Lee

The Power of a TIME Cover

The cover of TIME has often been called the most important real estate in journalism—making some of the world’s best photographers and artists its architects

By D.W. Pine

TIME’s Second Century Begins

TIME CEO Jessica Sibley and Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal reflect on 100 years of TIME and what the future holds.

By Jessica Sibley and Edward Felsenthal

The Impact of TIME’s First Cover

Nancy Gibbs, the first woman to be editor-in-chief of TIME, on the lasting influence of the magazine's 1923 debut.

By Nancy Gibbs

The Dalai Lama on the Gratitude He Feels Looking Back at His Escape From Tibet

64 years after appearing on the cover of TIME, the Dalai Lama reflects on the importance of warm-heartedness

By Dalai Lama

Read TIME's 2010 Cover Story on Afghan Women and the Taliban

"If [the Taliban] come back, the situation will be worse for everyone."

By Aryn Baker/Kabul

You Are TIME's Person of the Year (2006)

Read why you (yes, you) were named TIME's Person of the Year

By Lev Grossman

Read TIME's 1970 Cover on Sesame Street

How could such a show possibly succeed? Answer: spectacularly well.

By TIME Staff

Martin Luther King Jr., Man of the Year

Read TIME's 1964 cover story

By TIME Staff
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