History

“Makers”: How the feminist revolution was (partly) won

The new PBS documentary about the women's movement doesn't try to tell every story, but it has a lot to say

Irin Carmon Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 8:27 PM UTC
Entertainment Feminism, Gloria Steinem

Slideshow: Vibrators, a history

A look at vintage vibrators throughout the ages. SLIDE SHOW

Kate Hakala, Nerve.com Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Technology nerve, slideshow, Sex, Vibrators

A patron saint for handguns?

An American group tries to make a 19th century Italian the official patron paint of pistol lovers

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 9:05 PM UTC
Politics Guns, Religion, Catholicism

Bill O’Reilly’s next book will be about the death of Jesus Christ

"Killing Jesus: A History" follows the political commentator's best-sellers "Killing Lincoln" and "Killing Kennedy"

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 7:25 PM UTC 36
Entertainment Bill O'Reilly, History, Jesus

Would Lincoln use drones?

Lincoln probably would have loved drones, but may have held off using them to kill for strategic reasons

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Feb 11, 2013 10:06 PM UTC 12
Politics Drones, Abraham Lincoln, History

Building a mummy from scratch

Through anthropological analysis, 3D printing and facial reconstruction, scientists are "resurrecting" real mummies

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jan 25, 2013 6:39 PM UTC
Life mummies, Egypt, History, Science

Weird news: NASA sends the Mona Lisa to the moon via laser

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter creates gravitational maps, spots space trash -- and showcases famous art VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jan 18, 2013 9:53 PM UTC
Technology Video, Space, Science, planets, Art

“The Pinecone”: Forgotten genius

Sarah Losh and the strange, beautiful, "pantheistic" church she built in an obscure corner of 19th-century England

Laura Miller Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 10:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Nonfiction, Biography

The Hitler gun control lie

Gun rights activists who cite the dictator as a reason against gun control have their history dangerously wrong

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Jan 11, 2013 6:35 PM UTC 444
Politics Gun Control, Guns, History, Jews

The worst publisher of all time

If you think writers and publishers today are dodgy, get a load of the crooks and scoundrels of 18th-century London

Laura Miller Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Books, History, Publishing

Sorry, the Library of Congress isn’t displaying your brilliant tweets

Unlike Thomas Jefferson's papers, your "binders full of women" pun is not currently available to the public

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jan 4, 2013 6:23 PM UTC
Technology Twitter, Social Media

Women’s history pioneer Gerda Lerner dies at 92

Lerner was a founding member of NOW and created the nation's first graduate program in women's history

Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press Friday, Jan 4, 2013 1:34 PM UTC
Life Obituaries, women's history

Is Bill O’Reilly America’s most popular historian?

From Kennedy to Lincoln, Bill O'Reilly has been pumping out nonfiction bestsellers -- and has no plans to slow down

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 4:15 PM UTC 14
Entertainment Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, History

“The Great Pearl Heist”: True crime in Edwardian London

An elegant crime boss, a mild-mannered detective and the world's most valuable necklace make for a ripping yarn

Laura Miller Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 11:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Crime, Nonfiction

“Master of the Mountain”: The real truth about Thomas Jefferson

Forget Sally Hemings -- a historian discovers the ugliest side of a founding father in his ledgers

Laura Miller Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 60
Entertainment Founding Fathers, slavery

Scientist: Humans ate pandas

But not for thousands of years

Associated Press Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 2:45 PM UTC 10
Life Animals, History, Asia, China, Food

How psychopaths take over

Sometimes being mad is a good thing. An Oxford scientist suggests we should all learn to act a little crazy

Kevin Dutton Saturday, Oct 13, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 78
Life Neuroscience, History

“Fever Season”: Revelations of a plague year

A history of Memphis's yellow fever epidemic shows that heroes (and cowards) are where we least expect them

Laura Miller Sunday, Oct 7, 2012 11:00 AM UTC
Entertainment public health, Disease

Quote of the day: In memoriam

A lasting thought from renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm, who died Monday at 95

Natasha Lennard Monday, Oct 1, 2012 9:32 PM UTC 10
News History, Quote of the day

Eric Hobsbawm in quotes

The renowned Marxist historian died Monday morning, aged 95

Natasha Lennard Monday, Oct 1, 2012 4:24 PM UTC
News Eric Hobsbawm, revolution

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