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After Failing Math Twice, a Young Benjamin Franklin Turned to This Popular 17th-Century Textbook
Published: December 19, 2024 11:00
A 19th-century scholar claimed that "Cocker's Arithmetick" had "probably made as much stir and noise in the English world as any [book]—next to the Bible"
Four Decades After the Fall of Argentina’s Dictatorship, a Fight Over the Country’s Darkest Chapter Is Reopening Grievous Wounds
Published: December 12, 2024 15:00
Inside the fight to memorialize victims of the military junta that ruled over the South American nation in the 1970s and '80s
These Black Soldiers Fought for the British During the American Revolution in Exchange for Freedom From Slavery
Published: December 12, 2024 11:00
The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the same
How a Tale of Demonic Possession Predicted the Decline of an Early Medieval Empire
Published: December 10, 2024 11:00
A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty, discussing how people across social classes understood the momentous history of their day
How 'Blackbirders' Forced Tens of Thousands of Pacific Islanders Into Slavery After the Civil War
Published: December 5, 2024 11:00
The decline of the American South's cotton and sugar industries paved the way for plantations in British-controlled Fiji and Australia, where victims of "blackbirding" endured horrific working conditions
When 170 Wild Monkeys Escaped From a 'Jungle Camp' and Terrorized New York
Published: December 2, 2024 14:21
In 1935, dozens of rhesus macaques absconded from Frank Buck's Long Island menagerie. Nearly a century later, 43 members of the same species broke out of a South Carolina research facility
The Ten Best History Books of 2024
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ten-best-history-books-of-2024-180985531/
Published: November 27, 2024 15:59
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today
The Real Story Behind Apple TV+'s 'Blitz,' a New Steve McQueen Movie About Britain's Everyday World War II Heroes
Published: November 22, 2024 11:00
Starring Saoirse Ronan as a young mother, the film celebrates Londoners' resilience in the face of an eight-month Nazi aerial bombing campaign
The Real History Behind Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II' and Life as a Fighter in the Ancient Roman Arena
Published: November 21, 2024 11:00
The "Gladiator" sequel centers on Lucius Verus, the secret son of Russell Crowe's character from the 2000 film. Both men achieve fame as enslaved fighters driven by their desire for revenge
During World War II, This Farmer Risked Everything to Help His Japanese American Neighbors
Published: November 20, 2024 20:50
When the U.S. government sent the Tsukamoto family to an incarceration camp in 1942, one neighbor stepped up to save the farms they left behind, giving them something to come home to