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Good News in History, July 24
51 years ago today, Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti founded Giorgio Armani SpA...
Good News in History, July 23
Happy 55th Birthday to the amazing musician and singer Alison Krauss, who has won...
The Blogs: Are you a black and white thinker? A protective...
From the blog of Charlotte Mendel at The Times of Israel
Good News in History, July 22
30 years ago today, The Daily Show began satirizing and skewering politicians and...
Good News in History, July 21
36 years ago today, Roger Waters performed The Wall in Berlin for 350,000 fans to...
Radical Friendship and Early Feminism: Anna Doyle Wheeler...
Ophélie Siméon dives into the letters exchanged between nineteenth-century radical...
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Howard University Chaplain Robert Boxie Becomes America’s...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
Good News in History, July 17
70 years ago today, the MGM musical comedy High Society was released. Starring Bing...
???? Mesoamerican Evidence of Black Presence in the Ancient...
???? Mesoamerican Evidence of Black Presence in the Ancient Americas While "experts"...
Good News in History, July 16
1404 years ago today, the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (PBUH), journeyed with his...
Being an Audience to Arrest
Lucy Clarke examines the arrest in early modern England, reconstructing how bystanders...
Good News in History, July 15
71 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly...
Felicia Megginson’s Self-Portraits Recast Black Presence...
At Providence College’s Reilly Gallery, “Re-Framing Nature” charts Megginson’s explorations...
Lady Montrose and the At-Home Abortion
What can an advertisement in a nineteenth century London newspaper tell us about...
Good News in History, July 12
131 years ago, the architect, visionary, and writer Buckminster Fuller was born....
Good News in History, July 11
90 years ago today, the RFK Bridge, also known as the Triborough Bridge, opened...
Bayeux Tapestry returns to the UK for first time in almost...
The 70-metre-long embroidered linen depicts the Norman Conquest of 1066.
A 40-year-old excavation just uncovered rare Egyptian artifacts,...
Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a rare collection of golden tongue artefacts...
Celebrating the Rhythmic Connection Between Howard University...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
Good News in History, July 9
Happy 70th Birthday to actor Tom Hanks. Known for both his dramatic and comedic...
Mary Toft and the Radical Birth Control Movement
Why was a twentieth-century doctor deeply involved in the radical birth control...
Non-Violent Tactics Were An Important Part Of The American...
By Dr. Tom H. Hastings Photos: Wikimedia Commons As someone who studies and tries...
Good News in History, July 7
36 years ago today, The Three Tenors performed live for the first time at the Baths...
The (Re)opening of the Bangunan
What can architecture tell us about the nature of colonial rule? Abdullah explores...
For Howard Students and Faculty, International Women in...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
“Should we go to the pub? Or should we go to the archive?”
This collaborative conversation, facilitated by Kate Dossett and Simon Popple, reflects...
South African anti-migrant protesters should march peacefully,...
Thousands of people from other African countries have left South Africa ahead of...
Uncovering the History of Spain’s First Trans Organisation
How did trans people in 1970s Spain organise and campaign for their rights? Iago...
New Programs in AI, Microchip Design, and Construction...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
Can White People Join the New Black Panther Party?
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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History...
History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism...
Marching for Peace in the Footsteps of the Saint
What role did public marches play in 1960s peace internationalism? Carolien Stolte...
Carver Museum's Juneteenth exhibits examine Black history,...
As Austin celebrates Juneteenth, the George Washington Carver Museum explores slavery,...
Trump administration seeks to halt first US reparations...
White House joined suit to stop city of Evanston, Illinois, from compensating victims...
Good News in History, June 19
123 years ago today, Lou Gehrig was born. Playing first baseman across 17 seasons...
Sniff Your Way to a Good Night’s Sleep
Today's 'sleepmaxxers' are part of a long and rich historical tradition dating back...
"Black Resilience: Celebrating Our History and Presence":...
The 37th annual Madison Juneteenth will take place Saturday, June 20, 11 a.m.-5...
Soviet Internationalism and Kazakh Grassroots Activism
What can an anti-nuclear movement led by Kazakh civil society reveal about forms...
Good News in History, June 15
On this day 811 years ago, England’s King John put his seal to the Magna Carta....
Tribeca 2026 Review: ‘Killing Castro’ Unveils a Fascinating...
Historical fiction often works best when it finds the human stories hidden within...
Collaborative Digital Histories of Global Peace Movements
How are researchers using digital history methods to write new global histories...
Howard University Engineering Professors Recognized as...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
Good News in History, June 8
Also, 120 years ago today, President Teddy Roosevelt signed into law the Antiquities...
Good News in History, June 6
80 years ago today, the National Basketball Association (NBA) was created with 11...
Good News in History, June 5
1,363 years ago today, the Daming Palace Complex in the Tang Dynasty capital of...
Good News in History, June 4
86 years ago today, the British Army completed the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating...
The UK’s Role in Photography
William Henry Fox Talbot transformed photography with the invention of the negative....
Good News in History, June 3
245 years ago today, farmer and politician Jack Jouett began his successful midnight...
The Evolution of British Cinema From Silent Films to Modern...
British cinema began with Louis Le Prince’s groundbreaking 1888 films in Leeds and...
Good News in History, June 2
On this day 80 years ago, the Italian Republic was born out of the monarchy of King...
An Unreliable Archive of Internationalism
What do frictions in the founding story of a missionary women's college reveal about...
Good News in History, June 1
100 years ago today, the great American television personality Andy Griffith was...
Good News in History, May 31
100 years ago today, Kruger National Park was established in Limpopo and Mpumalanga...
Good News in History, May 27
96 years ago today, the Chrysler Building opened to the public in New York City....
Good News in History, May 26
100 years ago today, jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, was born. One of the...
Queer Non-Monogamy in Edwardian London
How did a group of authors, artists musicians and aristocrats in Edwardian Chelsea...
New DNA analysis of Christopher Columbus reveals truth...
A new DNA analysis of remains belonging to direct descendants of Christopher Columbus...
Rethinking Internationalisms
How can marginalised stories of internationalism be recovered? This article introduces...
Uncovering the legacy of Maj. Charity Adams and her all-Black...
By Dante R. Brizill In 2024, many Americans were introduced to the legendary “Six...
Victorians Versus Ageism
How can we end ageism? By understanding how the Victorians invented it. Helen Kingstone...
Mystery 17th-Century Portrait Sparks Search for Identity...
A rare 17th-century portrait showing a Black and white boy side by side is under...
Among Neighbors in Poland: Violence and Silence after the...
Yoav Potash and Dr. Anita Friedman reflect on the decade-long journey to uncover...
Black History Month
An adjournment debate on Black History Month has been scheduled for Thursday 21...
African/Black History, is a big part of the World’s History!...
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Serendipity Remembers: April 2026
Walter Tull Walter Tull is a celebrated Black British footballer and military officer...
Good News in History, April 27
70 years ago today, Rocky Marciano retired as an undefeated boxing champ at age...
Women Deliver 2026 Must Honour First Nations Justice, Land,...
Women Deliver 2026 Must Honour First Nations Justice, Land, and Life TOP AFRICA...
Genocide is a Verb
How might historians write nonviolently about violence? In this personal essay,...
Tiny galaxies, big mystery: New study explores black hole...
Scientists explore if dwarf spheroidal galaxies, the universe's smallest, contain...
Russian Black Sea Fleet Crippled Again as Ukraine Damages...
SBU drones and special forces struck three Russian Navy vessels, radar systems,...
Five books on Canadian imperialism
Relative to the United States, Canada is often portrayed as polite and benevolent....
Interactions Between African Societies and Indigenous Tribes
Cultural Exchange Through Art and MusicThe interplay between African societies and...
Militarization and Defense Strategies in Pre-Colonial African...
Overview of Military Significance in African Societies Before Colonial InfluenceBefore...
Reflections on a Radical Archive
In the final article of this series, our editorial team discuss their findings from...