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Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87

December 23, 2021 by William Grimes for The New York Times

She established a distinctive voice in American fiction before turning to political reporting and screenplay writing. But it was California,...

He was close by for three presidential assassinations. Including his dad’s.

December 19, 2021 by Gillian Brockell for The Washington Post's history blog, Retropolis

by Gillian Brockell for The Washington Post's history blog, Retropolis

Harvard, Yale, Other Ivies Report Near-Record Numbers of Early-Admission Applications

December 17, 2021 by Melissa Korn for The Wall Street Journal

Princeton joins small group of schools not releasing admissions data, citing impact on applicants’ anxiety

‘West Side Story’ and the Decline of the Movie Theater

December 16, 2021 by Peggy Noonan for The Wall Street Journal

The remake is wonderful. Its poor performance at the box office suggests streaming is here to stay.

History Matters
December 16 to 31, 2021

December 16, 2021

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future.

He thought the vice presidency was useless — until Woodrow Wilson had a stroke

December 14, 2021 by Ronald G. Shafer for The Washington Post

Long before Kamala Harris complained of ‘ridiculous’ media coverage, Thomas Marshall begged for any attention at all

Bob Dole, Longtime Senator and Republican Leader, Dies at 98

December 5, 2021 by Gerald F. Seib for The Wall Street Journal

The Kansas native who was wounded in battle during World War II fought his way back to health and eventually...

Robert Gottlieb Is a ‘Crazed Reader’ Turned Legendary Editor

December 3, 2021 by Emily Bobrow for The Wall Street Journal

The author of a new biography of Greta Garbo helped to shape the work of writers like Toni Morrison, John...

History Matters
December 1 to 15, 2021

December 1, 2021

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future.

Climate Change Threatens the Smithsonian

November 25, 2021 by Christopher Flavelle for The New York Times

Beneath the National Museum of American History, floodwaters are intruding into collection rooms, a consequence of a warming planet. A...

Thanksgiving

November 23, 2021

"Catching the Thanksgiving Turkey" Grandma Moses, 1922

Grateful American Book Series
Holiday Gift Guide

November 18, 2021

Children's History Books for the Holidays

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