International Literacy Day September 8, 2021 To raise awareness and concern for literacy problems that exist within our own local communities as well as globally Read More
Honoring the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 at the New-York Historical Society September 7, 2021 Immediately following the attacks, the New-York Historical Society launched its History Responds collecting initiative. Read More
Pete and Chasten Buttigieg Welcome 2 Children to Their Family September 4, 2021 by Aishvarya Kavi for The New York Times In posts on Twitter and Instagram, the couple shared the first photograph of their newborn son and daughter. Read More
History MattersSeptember 1 to September 15, 2021 September 1, 2021 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
Secrets of Picasso’s Prints August 27, 2021 by Peter Saenger for The Wall Street Journal At the Norton Simon Museum in California, an exhibition of rarities offers a glimpse of the artist’s creative and technical... Read More
Track the Hidden Histories Lurking in the Street Names of Washington, D.C. August 27, 2021 A new exhibition highlights the people behind some of the capital city’s roadways, plazas and parks Read More
Women’s Equality Day 2021 History and Significance August 26, 2021 Women's Equality Day not only honours the 19th Amendment's passage, but also draws attention to women's ongoing struggles towards gaining... Read More
Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of Robert F. Kennedy assassination, seeks parole with no opposition from prosecutors August 25, 2021 by Tom Jackman for The Washington Post Sirhan B. Sirhan, convicted of the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, will face a California parole board for... Read More
Al Capone’s Last Haul: The Gangster’s Family Auctions His Mementos August 23, 2021 by Richard Morgan for WSJ Capone’s granddaughters are selling a trove of keepsakes; ethicists debate the value of objects of historical significance but moral murkiness. Read More
Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten have become parents August 17, 2021 Pete and Chasten Buttigieg, who have been married since 2018, have been trying to adopt for a year. Read More