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Soldiers inspecting damaged helmets in a scene from John Huston's 1945 film "The Battle of San Pietro."

The War Documentary That Never Was

John Huston's 1945 movie The Battle of San Pietro presents itself as a war documentary, but contains staged scenes. What should we make of it?

by Kristin Hunt via JSTOR Daily on December 5, 2019

Trump through a television camera.

How TV Paved America’s Road to Trump

“A brand mascot that jumped off the cereal box”: a TV critic explains the multimedia character Trump created.

by Sean Illing, James Poniewozik via Vox on November 7, 2019

An Early Case For Reparations

Two new books tell the stories of people kidnapped and sold into slavery. One of them sued successfully.

by Eric Herschthal via The New Republic on October 16, 2019

Painting of Santa Claus giving a sword to a Confederate cavalryman next to a dinosaur.

What Is Revisionist History?

What is revisionist history--and is it dangerous?

by Erin Bartram via Contingent on August 8, 2019

On Ribbon and Revolution: Rethinking Cockades in the Atlantic

Examining the Age of Revolutions through one of its most familiar material markers.

by Ashli White via Age of Revolutions on March 25, 2019

Charles Beard: Punished for Seeking Peace

His reputation was savaged because he had the temerity to question the 'Good War' narrative.

by Andrew J. Bacevich via The American Conservative on March 21, 2019

Our Twisted DNA

A review of "She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity."

by Tim Flannery via New York Review of Books on February 22, 2019

How 'Green Book' And The Hollywood Machine Swallowed Donald Shirley Whole

Why relatives of the musician depicted in "Green Book" called the film “a symphony of lies.”

by Brooke Obie via Shadow and Act on December 14, 2018

French elites at an eighteenth-century erotic seance.

Mesmerising Science: The Franklin Commission and the Modern Clinical Trial

Benjamin Franklin, magnetic trees, and erotically-charged séances.

by Urte Laukaityte via The Public Domain Review on November 20, 2018

This is What Democracy Looked Like

A brief history of the printed ballot.

by Alicia Cheng via The New Yorker on November 5, 2018

Diplomatic Back Channels Were Once Seen as a Good Thing

But they've always been risky.

by Steven T. Usdin via TIME on September 4, 2018

Illustration of Howard Thurston, gazing into a skull while surrounded by supernatural creatures

Howard Thurston, the Magician Who Disappeared

Overshadowed by more famous contemporaries, the visionary behind “The Wonder Show of the Universe” left a far-reaching legacy.

by Eliza McGraw via Smithsonian Magazine on August 9, 2018

American Women's Obsession With Being Thin Began With This 'Scientist'

Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich were hooked on his diet.

by Shoshi Parks via Timeline on May 29, 2018

The Attention Economy of the American Revolution

How Twitter bots help us understand the founding era.

by Jordan E. Taylor via The Junto on April 30, 2018

Latin American leftist presidents Fernando Lugo, Evo Morales, Lula da Silva, Rafael Correa, an Hugo Chávez, joining hands in solidarity.

Americans Shouldn’t Be Shocked by Russian Interference in the Election

Frustrated with foreign interference in our elections? So are the people of Latin America.

by Timothy M. Gill via Made By History on March 7, 2018

Dred Scott Strains the Mystic Chords

Dred Scott was an opportunity to settle what the South had previously been unable to achieve either legislatively or judicially.

by Michael Liss via 3 Quarks Daily on March 5, 2018

Washington Has Meddled in Elections Before

The hidden hypocrisy within American outrage over Russian election meddling.

by William M. LeoGrande via The Conversation on February 26, 2018

The Racist History of the ‘Crisis Actor’ Attacks on Parkland School Shooting Survivors

Courageous Americans have been undermined by conspiracy theories for more than 150 years.

by Michael E. Miller via Retropolis on February 23, 2018

Former Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Richard Fuld.

The Financial World and the Magical Elixir of Confidence

The financial world is a theatrical production, abundantly lubricated by that magical elixir of illusionists: confidence.

by Matt Seybold via Aeon on February 19, 2018

William Randolph Hearst for President

Another news cycle, another media mogul stirring up electoral buzz.

by Jonathan Zimmerman via Lapham’s Quarterly on January 22, 2018

The Shark and the Hound

America’s long history of predatory lending.

by Meagan Day via The Baffler on December 1, 2017

What If Jimmie Durham, Noted Cherokee Artist, Is Not Actually Cherokee?

He’s been called “the art world’s Rachel Dolezal.”

by Michael Slenske via Vulture on November 1, 2017

How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America

The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World War II combined. And it may have begun in the United States.

by John M. Barry via Smithsonian Magazine on October 25, 2017

Photograph William H. Mumler claimed was of Mary Lincoln with Abraham Lincoln's ghost.

Meet Mr. Mumler, the Man Who “Captured” Lincoln’s Ghost on Camera

When America’s first aerial cameraman met an infamous spirit photographer, the chemistry was explosive.

by Peter Manseau via Smithsonian Magazine on October 10, 2017

Pat Tillman memorial with American flags.

The NFL, the Military, and the Hijacking of Pat Tillman’s Story

Pat Tillman’s life and death is an all-American story. It’s just not the kind that Donald Trump and his supporters want it to be.

by Ryan Devereaux via The Intercept on September 28, 2017

Billy Graham at a speaker's podium (Photo by Ninian Reid).

The Preacher and Vietnam: When Billy Graham Urged Nixon to Kill One Million People

The disclosure of Billy Graham's recommendation of war crimes did not exicte any commotion.

by Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair via CounterPunch on September 27, 2017

The Story Behind the First-Ever Fact-Checkers

Here's how they were able to do their jobs long before the Internet.

by Merrill Fabry via TIME on August 24, 2017

For-Profit Colleges in American History

Trump University follows a long line of for-profit schools that have faced accusations of dishonesty.

by A. J. Angulo via Process: A Blog for American History on June 20, 2017

How Advertisers Have Used Maps to Try to Sell You Stuff

A huge collection of “persuasive maps” — newly available online — reveals how our trust in cartography can be used to sway us.

by Betsy Mason via National Geographic on May 5, 2017

Shop window decorated with bride and groom mannequins and wedding paraphernalia, from Baum's "Show Window" magazine.

The Wonderful Windows of Oz

The story of author L. Frank Baum’s very successful career creating other fantasy lands—department store windows.

via BackStory on December 15, 2016

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