Jan 03 Watch 'Not Your Grandmother's Iowa Caucus:' Historians Examine State's Rise to Power Jeffrey Brown discusses the history and significance of the Iowa Caucuses with presidential historians Richard Norton Smith of George Mason University and Michael Beschloss, plus Jeff Stein of the State Historical Society of Iowa. Continue watching
Dec 16 More With David Margolick, Author of 'Elizabeth and Hazel' On Thursday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez talked with Vanity Fair contributing editor David Margolick about his new book, "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock." The book tells the story of how an iconic civil rights era photograph changed the… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Tony Horwitz Reads From 'Midnight Rising' Author Tony Horwitz reads from "Midnight Rising."… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Extended Interview: 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' Extended Interview: Neil MacGregor, "A History of the World in 100 Objects."… Continue watching
Nov 05 From 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' By Tom LeGro Originally presented as a BBC radio series and now a book published in America, "A History of the World in 100 Objects" tells the story of humanity using artifacts selected from the British Museum. Continue reading
Oct 28 A Look at Lady Liberty's First 125 Years For 125 years, the Statue of Liberty has stood in New York Harbor as an iconic greeting to arriving immigrants. Friday's anniversary began with a naturalization ceremony for 125 new American citizens hailing from 46 countries. In the… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch How Will History Judge U.S., Coalition Intervention in Libya? President Obama said Moammar Gadhafi's death "marks the end of a long and painful chapter." Margret Warner explores how history may view President Obama and the United States for intervening in Libya with Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Historians Discuss What's Changed, What Hasn't After 9/11 Historians Discuss How Events of 9/11 Changed America… Continue watching
Sep 01 Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Presidential 'Losers' On Thursday's broadcast, Gwen Ifill talks to historian and NewsHour regular Richard Norton Smith and journalist Carl Cannon about failed presidential candidates who still managed to change political history. The subject is explored in a C-SPAN series starting… Continue reading
Aug 11 How Bad Is the Current Stock Crash? Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Photo by Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Editor's Note: Given the rollercoaster behavior of the stock market over the past few weeks, we checked… Continue reading