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Donald Trump’s Weird Lies About George Washington Make No Sense

By Autumn Alston Jul 12th
Elliot Page to Executive Produce a Series on Brooklyn’s Fascinating Queer History—in VR

By Ollie Kaplan Mar 19th
I Can’t Decide Which Is Worse: Nikki Haley’s Embarrassing Civil War Comments or Her Failed Attempt to Backpedal

By Vivian Kane Dec 28th
The White Lion Ship in ‘Leave the World Behind’ Carries a Dark Historical Reference

By Rachel Ulatowski Dec 14th
The Watering Down of AP African American History Is an Attack on Living Memory

By Alyssa Shotwell Mar 17th
7+ Books That Explore Complicated, Differing Experiences of Women in U.S. History

By Alyssa Shotwell Mar 23rd
The Gilded Age Shows the Dark Side of the Russells’ Robber Baron Fortune

By Princess Weekes Feb 9th
Two Books Pusblished & Upcoming Hulu Docu-series: The 1619 Project Continues to Grow

By Alyssa Shotwell Nov 16th
Major Takeaways From An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the US by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

By Alyssa Shotwell Oct 11th
A Lawyer Representing Capitol Riot Defendants Is Giving Her Clients the Basic U.S. History Lessons They Never Got in School

By Vivian Kane Jul 5th
Google Doodle Hero of the Day Frank Kameny and His Fight for Gay Civil Rights

By Princess Weekes Jun 2nd
Tennessee Lawmaker Takes To the House Floor To Argue the Three-Fifths Compromise Was Good Actually

By Vivian Kane May 4th
Expanding the Supreme Court Is Normal and We Should Do It

By Jessica Mason Apr 16th
The Truth About Saint Patrick, Snakes, Pagans, and More

By Jessica Mason Mar 17th
Nikki Haley’s Misinformed Presidents’ Day Tweet Is a Great Argument for Overhauling Our Entire Education System

By Vivian Kane Feb 16th
What We Should Remember From the Reconstruction Era as Joe Biden Talks About Unity

By Princess Weekes Jan 20th
Disturbing Twitter Thread Highlights Teens Who Think Helen Keller Was a Fraud

By Princess Weekes Jan 7th
Decades Before Dracula, Vampires Came To New England

By Jessica Mason Oct 28th
Five of the Worst Vice Presidents in American History

By Princess Weekes Sep 7th
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver Deep-Dives Into America’s Refusal to View Our Own History Accurately

By Vivian Kane Aug 3rd