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Portrait Of Charles Darwin
ScienceWhat Charles Darwin Saw at the ZooThis post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN. On the first sunny day of
June 30, 1967
Media50 Years Ago This Week: The President Meets the RussiansMilestone moments do not a year make. Often, it’s the smaller news stories that add up, gradually, to big history. With that in mind, in 2017 TIME History will revisit the entire year of 1967,
General Views Of Ireland
languageThis Is Where the Word 'History' Comes FromAmerican inventor Henry Ford famously said that history is “more or less bunk.” Others have characterized history differently: as the essence of innumerable biographies, as a picture of
Korea demilitarizition 1960.
Korean WarScenes From a Dispute at the Korean BorderWhen the Korean War began on June 25, 1950 — exactly 67 years ago this weekend — it sparked a conflict that would simmer long after the war officially ended in armistice in 1953. That
June 26, 1978
SportsHow Title IX First Changed the World of Women's SportsIt was 45 years ago — on June 23, 1972 — that President Richard Nixon signed the law that would quickly become known simply as Title IX. The rule, part of the Education Amendments of
The quipu was a series of knotted strings by which the Inca kept their administrative records, though a moreesoteric function cannot be ruled out
Population3 Ways Societies Counted Populations Before the U.S. CensusWhen the U.S. Census releases its latest national, state and county population estimates on Thursday, it will continue a tradition of population-counting that can be traced back to ancient times. If
Statue of Thucydides the Greek philosopher in front of Parliament building
Foreign RelationsThe White House, Wonder Woman and What to Know About ThucydidesFor a man who’s been dead for more than 2,000 years, the Ancient Athenian historian Thucydides is proving surprisingly relevant. He makes an appearance — though not one entirely based on
Houses Of Parliament
CourtsWhat to Know About the 1967 Law Seen as a Milestone for Gay Rights in BritainThis post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 was not the great step forward it is sometimes purported
Undated picture taken in the 30' s of American fem
AviationWhat Happened to Amelia Earhart? These Dogs Are on a Mission to Sniff Out Her RemainsA pack of specially-trained dogs will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart’s remains on an island near Fiji where the trailblazing American aviator may have vanished decades ago. The four forensic
The first photographic selfie by Philadelphia photographer Robert Cornelius.
Pop CultureCelebrate Selfies With 5 Self-Portraits That Made HistoryThe term “selfie” only dates to circa 2002, but millennials — while they can take credit for a broad range of social-media innovations — cannot take credit for the idea of
General Views Of Ireland
languageThis Is Where the Word 'History' Comes FromAmerican inventor Henry Ford famously said that history is “more or less bunk.” Others have characterized history differently: as the essence of innumerable biographies, as a picture of
Korea demilitarizition 1960.
Korean WarScenes From a Dispute at the Korean BorderWhen the Korean War began on June 25, 1950 — exactly 67 years ago this weekend — it sparked a conflict that would simmer long after the war officially ended in armistice in 1953. That
June 26, 1978
SportsHow Title IX First Changed the World of Women's SportsIt was 45 years ago — on June 23, 1972 — that President Richard Nixon signed the law that would quickly become known simply as Title IX. The rule, part of the Education Amendments of
The quipu was a series of knotted strings by which the Inca kept their administrative records, though a moreesoteric function cannot be ruled out
Population3 Ways Societies Counted Populations Before the U.S. CensusWhen the U.S. Census releases its latest national, state and county population estimates on Thursday, it will continue a tradition of population-counting that can be traced back to ancient times. If
Statue of Thucydides the Greek philosopher in front of Parliament building
Foreign RelationsThe White House, Wonder Woman and What to Know About ThucydidesFor a man who’s been dead for more than 2,000 years, the Ancient Athenian historian Thucydides is proving surprisingly relevant. He makes an appearance — though not one entirely based on
Houses Of Parliament
CourtsWhat to Know About the 1967 Law Seen as a Milestone for Gay Rights in BritainThis post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 was not the great step forward it is sometimes purported
Undated picture taken in the 30' s of American fem
AviationWhat Happened to Amelia Earhart? These Dogs Are on a Mission to Sniff Out Her RemainsA pack of specially-trained dogs will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart’s remains on an island near Fiji where the trailblazing American aviator may have vanished decades ago. The four forensic
The first photographic selfie by Philadelphia photographer Robert Cornelius.
Pop CultureCelebrate Selfies With 5 Self-Portraits That Made HistoryThe term “selfie” only dates to circa 2002, but millennials — while they can take credit for a broad range of social-media innovations — cannot take credit for the idea of

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