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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

Typical American family gathered around TV, which displays John F. Kennedy's face, to watch debate between Kennedy & Richard Nixon during presidential election.

The Most Important Presidential Debates in American History, According to Historians

From Kennedy-Nixon to Bush-Gore

Alan Brinkley, a historian and academic, has died at age 70.

Remembering Historian Alan Brinkley

There is a chasm, we often hear, between academic and popular history: The ...

There is a chasm, we often hear, between academic and popular history: The public loves blockbuster biographies and political narratives, typically written by journalists or amateurs. The professoriate likes analytical works known for their historiographical...

How a Nurse With a Hole in Her Skull Changed The Medical History of Migraines

The following is adapted from an excerpt from social and medical historian ...

The following is adapted from an excerpt from social and medical historian Katherine Foxhall’s new book, Migraine: A History, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, and out June 18, 2019. In 1936, Alfred Goltman, a...

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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

The Most Important Presidential Debates in American History, According to Historians

Remembering Historian Alan Brinkley

How a Nurse With a Hole in Her Skull Changed The Medical History of Migraines

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