‘It makes me cry:’ Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War wounds will never heal
Source: The Washington Post
Author Tim O’Brien talks to a reporter from The Washington Post about how he remains deeply haunted by his time as a solider in the Vietnam War.
History
Did the Civil War Achieve Equality? Stephen Kantrowitz’s ‘More Than Freedom’
Source: Daily Beast
Critic Herschthal reviews historian Stephen Kantrowitz’s 2012 book about the abolitionist leaders who fought for more than just the end of slavery before and after the Civil War.
This Mysterious Event Led to the Spanish-American War
Source: Smithsonian
This video gives a brief overview of the event that initiated the Spanish-American War, as well as a history of the Battle of Manila Bay.
Poland’s president says he will sign controversial Holocaust bill
Source: CNN
Poland may implement a law that will make it illegal to accuse the country of involvement with the Holocaust. Click to learn more about the law and the controversy surrounding it.
Baltimore rededicates ex-Confederate site to Harriet Tubman
Source: CBS News
In another chapter of America’s reckoning with the history of slavery, Baltimore has removed Confederate statues from one of its parks and renamed it after abolionist Harriet Tubman.
50 Years After Sparking a Revolution, an Icon Runs Boston Again
Source: Runner's World
Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with a bib number, paved the way for women in running. Click here to read about the historic run and learn how she combines sports and advocacy.
A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
The events of 1968 had long-lasting cultural and social effects. Scroll through the color-coded timeline, paying special attention to student movements (shown in red).
Mary Wollstonecraft Biography
Source: Biography
This biography describes the major life events of feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
In the Gilded Age, Americans loved and feared the railroad companies — and it can teach Big Tech a valuable lesson
Source: Business Insider
Tech company CEO Richard White compares current internet service providers and how to regulate them to railroad companies of the Gilded Age.
Blacks, Baseball, and the Civil War
Source: The New York Times
In this account of baseball history, read about black ball clubs’ interactions with white ball clubs and how the players fought for more equality on and off the field.