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When was the most successful economic period in U.S. history? Donald Trump’s claim, explored

By Mar 11th
The best freedom money can buy: How the Party of Reagan became the Party of Putin

By Sep 3rd
Understanding the Code That Guided the Samurai of ‘Shōgun’

By Feb 27th
A Brief Dive Into the Political Figure at the Center of FX’s New Show ‘Shōgun’

By Feb 27th
Some People Are Only Just Now Discovering That Alexander the Great Was Probably Gay

By Feb 7th
‘Masters of the Air’ Shows the Life-or-Death Drama of Real World War II Bombers

By Jan 24th
‘Origin’ Missed an Often Overlooked Bit Of Context During the Book Burning Scenes

By Jan 24th
The Real-Life Mysteries That Inspired ‘True Detective: Night Country’

By Jan 17th
When Does ‘The Gilded Age’ Take Place? Answered

By Dec 19th
Ridley Scott’s No-F***s-Given ‘Napoleon’ Press Tour Is a Gift to Us All

By Nov 21st
The First Look at Steven Spielberg’s New Apple TV Series ‘Masters of the Air’ Is Here

By Nov 9th
‘Fellow Travelers’ Is Tackling the Real-Life Injustices Inflicted by Red Scare McCarthyism

By Nov 3rd
‘Fellow Travelers’ Shows the Devastation of the Lavender Scare

By Nov 3rd
How ‘Fellow Travelers’ Is—and Isn’t—Based on a True Story

By Oct 31st
‘The Gilded Age’s Exceedingly Extra Opera Wars Are Straight Out of History

By Oct 30th
The Real Stories Behind the Pirates of ‘Our Flag Means Death’

By Oct 20th
Is Erzsebet Bathory Based on a Real Person in ‘Castlevania: Nocturne’?

By Oct 4th
We’re Hoping Biden’s Climate Corps Can Live Up to the Success of the Original Conservation Corps

By Sep 22nd
Is Netflix’s Latest Classic TV Hit Based on a True Story?

By Sep 18th
This Is Exactly Why Fantasy ‘Historical Accuracy’ Doesn’t Justify Violence Against Women

By Sep 7th