What history revealed about cities that socially distanced during a pandemic
In 2005, in response to the threat of H5N1, a flurry of pandemic preparedness planning began in Washington and across the nation that would set the groundwork for what’s happening now.
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In latest book, author Erik Larson looks back at another time of crisis: London’s Blitz
In previous books like "The Devil in the White City" and "Isaac's Storm," bestselling author Erik Larson has used everyday people to chronicle historical events. But his latest offering, "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and…
How the discovery of HIV led to a transatlantic research war
As the world struggles to constrain the new coronavirus, it's worth remembering the discovery of another deadly, global virus and a controversy that played out among the researchers who brought it to light.
The dramatic death of a former president at the U.S. Capitol
Perhaps the strangest event that ever occurred in the House chamber of the Capitol harkens all the way back to 1848.
Former Rep. William Cohen was among a handful of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee in 1974 to vote for the impeachment of President Nixon. Cohen later served as secretary of defense under President Clinton, who was impeached during that…
Even with prohibition ending nearly a century ago, its impact on American politics continue to be seen.
Impeachment is a rare event in American politics. Amid the past few weeks of public hearings, we have wondered how this episode compares to previous instances of impeachment. Amna Nawaz spoke with three historians, each focused on a former president…
Long before he died at age 46, President John F. Kennedy was a very sick man.
The site of the world’s worst radiological catastrophe is unexpectedly coming back to life -- due to an American television show. Scores of tourists are visiting Chernobyl, located in northern Ukraine, in response to an HBO miniseries that illuminates the…
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