History

The Enola Gay was the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb

What Happened to the Enola Gay After It Dropped the Atomic Bomb

The B-29 bomber now lives at the National Air and Space Museum

Relatives and friends wave goodbye to a train carrying 1,500 people being expelled from Los Angeles back to Mexico on Aug. 20, 1931.

Citizens Facing Deportation Isn't New. Here's What Happened When the U.S. Removed Mexican-Americans in the 1930s

California officially apologized for the program in 2005

Snow-covered personal effects of those deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland litter the train tracks leading to the camp's entrance, circa 1945.

The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Volunteered to Enter Auschwitz and Try to Tell the World About It

In the darkest years of the Second World War, Witold Pilecki, a Polish cava...

In the darkest years of the Second World War, Witold Pilecki, a Polish cavalry officer turned resistance fighter, undertook the most audacious of missions: to get himself arrested by the Germans and sent to the...

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin raising the American flag on the lunar surface after becoming the first humans to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969. The third member of the Apollo 11 crew, Michael Collins, remained in lunar orbit.

How Neil and Buzz Almost Were Stranded on the Moon in 1969

Even after half a century, people still don’t know much about the little br...

Even after half a century, people still don’t know much about the little broken switch that nearly stranded Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface in July of 1969. No one will ever...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving his I Have a Dream speech to huge crowd gathered for the Mall in Washington DC during the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom (aka the Freedom March).

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon Join TIME’s Immersive Project The March as Executive Producers

Academy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor and producer, Viola Davis and ac...

Academy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor and producer, Viola Davis and actor and producer Julius Tennon, along with their award-winning production company, JuVee Productions, are joining TIME’s immersive project The March, which will bring Dr....

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta stands with U.S. President Donald Trump while announcing his resignation to the media at the White House on July 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Acosta has been under fire for his role in the Jeffrey Epstein plea deal over a decade ago when he was a U.S. Attorney in Florida.

Trump Has Now Had More Cabinet Turnover Than Reagan, Obama and the Two Bushes

Donald Trump has now had more turnover in his Cabinet in the first two and ...

Donald Trump has now had more turnover in his Cabinet in the first two and a half years of his presidency than any of his five immediate predecessors did in their entire first terms. According...

American seamstress Betsy Ross showing the first design of the American flag to George Washington in Philadelphia.

Why Nike Has Ignited So Much Controversy by Using the Betsy Ross Flag

Many say the flag represents an era of slavery in American history

History

What Happened to the Enola Gay After It Dropped the Atomic Bomb

Citizens Facing Deportation Isn't New. Here's What Happened When the U.S. Removed Mexican-Americans in the 1930s

The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Volunteered to Enter Auschwitz and Try to Tell the World About It

How Neil and Buzz Almost Were Stranded on the Moon in 1969

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon Join TIME’s Immersive Project The March as Executive Producers

Trump Has Now Had More Cabinet Turnover Than Reagan, Obama and the Two Bushes

Why Nike Has Ignited So Much Controversy by Using the Betsy Ross Flag

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