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Here’s Why The 2016 Republican Presidential Primary Could Make History

The 2016 Republican primary is on course to become the most crowded in modern presidential history.

New books out on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

by HNN Editor

Two new books are drawing attention.

Chile's Pinochet Covered up Human Rights Atrocity

The crime was covered up for decades.  A document shows what really happened. 

“Hamilton,” Based on a Book, Is Becoming One Again

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s raucous hip-hop musical, “Hamilton,” sprang from an unlikely source: a dense, 818-page biography of Alexander Hamilton by the historian Ron Chernow.

The 10 richest people of all time

The list includes Bill Gates and somebody you never heard of:  Mansa Musa.

Holocaust Victims Mocked in Ohio State Band Parody Songbook

In a statement, Ohio State said the songbook reflected the sort of “shocking behavior” that the school is “committed to eradicating from its marching band program.”

Memphis attempt to drop name of Nathan Bedford Forrest runs into state law

Tennessee law specifically prohibits the renaming of Confederate memorials on public property.

Overlooked: The 25th anniversary of Captive Nations Week

by HNN Editor

But is it still needed?  Maybe, argue some. 

In confession to historian, George McGovern revealed he had a secret child

SMU’s Thomas J. Knock says McGovern confirmed the story 15 years ago as he was preparing to do research into the presidential candidate’s biography.

Revised AP U.S. History Standards Will Emphasize American Exceptionalism

The revision is being released after significant pushback from conservatives who claimed the redesigned course framework, released last year, painted American history in too negative a light.

In a county that tried to amend U.S. history course, a lesson in politics

Voters in Jefferson County, Colo., are petitioning to recall three conservative members of the local school board who caused a national stir last fall after criticizing the Advanced Placement U.S. History course for being insufficiently patriotic.

Overhauling La Guardia, an Airport With a Historical Name but a Tarnished Image

If an entirely new airport emerges in the coming years, will its 1939 name still be relevant?

Now it can be told: The weakening of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is the crowning achievement of GOP partisans who detested the law

A largely Republican countermovement of ideologues and partisan operatives who, from the moment the Voting Rights Act became law, methodically set out to undercut or dismantle its most important requirements.

Japanese textbooks may sanitize history, but comic art books don't

by Akiko Hashimoto

A scholarly review shows that these often-neglected sources of knowledge reflect a strong pacifist take on Japanese war crimes. 

Novels About Real-Life Women Are Saving Forgotten History

Women have, throughout history, been secondary—often recorded (if at all) as complementary, or as muse to man’s genius. But now, as modern societies are re-appraising the value of women, so too are books evolving to match.

Rubio becomes the first Republican presidential candidate in 2016 to admit US must confront “painful” history of racial discrimination

Rubio told reporters that "decades and decades of discriminatory practices" have yielded a lack of economic opportunity for many minorities and sour relationships between law enforcement and minority communities, particularly African-Americans.

CNN documentary focuses on “Nixon’s Own 9/11"

It was in 1970 and Palestinian radicals had hijacked three planes headed to the US. Out of the ordeal came the US policy never to negotiate with terrorists, a policy Nixon came up with on the spot.

New documentary lays bare the heated Vidal-Buckley debates of 1968

Hired by ABC to provide lively commentary on the presidential conventions, their ripostes nearly ended in fisticuffs.

Unearthing Jamestown’s Leaders, and a Mystery

A team of researchers announced on Tuesday that they had unearthed and identified four men, some of European America’s earliest leaders, who died in colonial Jamestown from 1608 to 1610.

Uncle Sam wants YOU to read ‘popular’ scholarly books

The Public Scholar program, a major new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, is designed to promote the publication of scholarly nonfiction books for a general audience.