Aug 08 How the massive, pioneering and embattled VA health system was born By Dr. Howard Markel Over the past 96 years, the Veterans Administration -- now with over 1,700 care facilities serving more than 8.76 million veterans annually -- has experienced a roller-coaster ride of accomplishment, public opinion, resource allocation and criticism. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:29 A feast of African-American culinary contributions, baked into the South’s DNA By PBS News Hour In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, ancestry -- both his own and that of Southern food -- is a central theme. With "The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South," Twitty addresses… Continue watching
Jul 25 Column: How I use George Washington to make kids care about ‘fake news’ By David Cutler History and journalism teacher David Cutler explains how he helps students discern fact from deception with a lesson from the Revolutionary War. Continue reading
Jun 30 This Independence Day, 5 books that explain America’s complex history By Elizabeth Flock Historian Sean Wilentz has examined the history of America through the lens of our presidents, our party politics, the working class — and even our music. This Independence Day, we asked Wilentz, a professor of American history at… Continue reading
Jun 16 Column: The only conquerors of inequality are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse By Walter Scheidel Walter Scheidel argues that economic inequality is not only inevitable, but that whenever inequality has been reduced, the reasons forcing inequality down have been nothing short of horrific. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 5:23 Long-silenced songs of Holocaust survivors are rediscovered By PBS News Hour When the death camps and ghettos of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, a psychologist from Chicago visited former prisoners and recorded their interviews. Unheard for decades, a long-missing reel of songs has been rediscovered, offering… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 6:19 Photos show undeniable history of the civil rights movement By PBS News Hour A new photo exhibit captures a crucial period in the civil rights movement through the work of nine photographers. Special correspondent David C. Barnett of WVIZ/PBS Ideastream reports from the Maltz Museum in Cleveland. Continue watching
Feb 23 Column: How to help students discover the whole truth By David Cutler Editor’s note: Educators across the country have had to confront the rise in influence of “fake news” or online news hoaxes, particularly in the wake of the election when the phrase became a buzz word. How do we instill in… Continue reading
Jan 17 Iconic inaugural addresses, from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama By Julia Griffin As we wait to hear Trump’s speech Friday, NewsHour has prepared a compilation of iconic and inspirational highlights from inaugural addresses past. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 2:28 300 years old and this lighthouse is still a keeper By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we visit the nation’s first lighthouse, which opened off Boston’s coast 300 years ago. Today, the lighthouse keeper is Sally Snowman, the first woman in a long list of caretakers. She describes… Continue watching