Current Events that Relate to History

Historians must not cede the study of how Americans understand their cacophonous nation to advocates of “patriotic” history.

The American Revolution was linked to a surge of working-class political activity on both sides of the Atlantic.

Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

How America celebrated its 100th birthday.

Brian Wilson’s “pocket symphony” transformed pop into art, capturing youth, innocence, longing, and loss in the timeless masterpiece Pet Sounds.

The historical anti-Black crusade of law enforcement and the white cultural establishment.

Voting, a right not initially enshrined in the Constitution, has been secured, revoked, and contested since the nation's founding era.