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University of Oregon founder was a racist who never disavowed slavery

But a historians’ investigation says his views were complicated. He shielded Chinese immigrants from violence.

Declassified U.S. Records Highlight Argentine Military Abuses, Internal Carter White House Debate over Human Rights Policy

Records show Kissinger sought to undermine human rights message in Argentina.

This GOP Candidate Questions Whether the Civil War Should Have Been Fought

Meet Jason Lewis, who just won a key congressional primary.

This guy used over 80,000 old photos to create a Google Street map of New York City in the 1800s

The project, called OldNYC, lets you browse 19th-century New York as easily as you would click around on Google Maps.

Rebuilding a Former Slave’s House in the Smithsonian

Few Reconstruction-era residences from communities of former slaves are still standing today. The Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature the reassembled structure of one.

Kissinger hindered US effort to end mass killings in Argentina, according to files

Newly declassified files show the former secretary of state jeopardized efforts to crackdown on bloodshed by Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship.

Trump: A True Story

The mogul, in a 2007 deposition, had to face up to a series of falsehoods and exaggerations. And he did. Sort of.

Cleveland's Chief Wahoo: The team’s offensive logo is being downplayed, but still survives.

Cleveland owner Paul Dolan announced earlier this year that a "Block C" would become the team's primary logo.

Investigation: Piltdown hoax was the work of one man

by Isabelle De Groote

It turns out it was the person who publicized the discovery of the human-like skull.

In Japan, an Emperor Constrained by History and a National Identity Crisis

Since his reign began in 1989, Emperor Akihito has often embodied Japan’s contradiction: a pacifist nation and an imperial past.

More than just an apology for the Herero massacres

In a landmark admission of historical guilt, Germany is set to apologize for the massacre of 100,000 Herero and 10,000 Nama people in Namibia by German troops between 1904 and 1908.

U.S. Policy in Argentina Declassified

The records document repression in Argentina during the years the country was run by the military.

Michael Jordan pledges $5 million to African-American history museum

In recognition of the gift, the museum will name a section of its sports gallery after Jordan.

Excavate History? WWII-Era Tunnel Unearths Story of Lithuania's Jews

The discovery of the tunnel dug by Jews to escape extermination by the Nazis raises hopes—and disturbing questions.

Possible 6th-Century Palace Found at Site Linked to King Arthur

Following a two-week excavation, English archaeologists working at a site reported to be the birthplace of the legendary King Arthur have unearthed massive walls that might have been part of a royal palace complex.

How Hitler Invented the Olympic Torch

It was the brainchild of the organizer of the Berlin Olympics.

My Grandfather: Scapegoat for a Century of Middle East Madness

by Christopher Simon Sykes

The Sykes-Picot Agreement, signed 100 years ago, led to disasters in the Mideast. Yet, as Sykes’s grandson and biographer tells us, Sykes himself was a young idealist.

Scientific Evidence of Flood May Give Credence to Legend of China’s First Dynasty

Historians have long wondered whether the Great Flood was a myth, but archaeologists and geologists have discovered data about a dam that supports the story.

Erdogan crackdown includes book burning

Libraries are being required to remove books by banned publishers.  

A Clue to Raoul Wallenberg’s Fate

It was buried in a hidden KGB memoir that’s just come to light.