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Mar 2, 2026
The Norman Conquest is credited with reshaping England, but was 1066 really all that?
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Mar 2, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 27, 2026
Brothers & Freeborn Black men, William & Ben Frank enlisted in the Continental Army. They gambled military service would earn them a better future.
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Feb 27, 2026
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a corridor system from the late Middle Ages in a burial site dating back to the 4th millennium BC.
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Feb 27, 2026
February 24, 1868. The House of Representatives moves to impeach Andrew Johnson, making him the first president impeached in US history.
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Feb 27, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 25, 2026
In 1775, the British were occupying Boston and the Patriots were low on weapons. General George Washington turned to Knox to do what seemed impossible: get more arms from Fort...
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Feb 25, 2026
This interactive timeline of the war in Ukraine shows major attacks, key moments and how the battle lines have shifted in the four years since Russia's all-out invasion.
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Feb 25, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 23, 2026
It caused a scandal in imperial Russia, then became a staple of popular art in the USSR. But when I spied a copy of Ivan Kramsky’s portrait in the film Sentimental Value, it opened...
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Feb 23, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 20, 2026
How curling stones are carved from ancient Scottish rock and shaped much as they were half a century ago.
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Feb 20, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 18, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 16, 2026
Rest of World News: The research suggests the Indus Valley Civilisation could be far older than previously believed, not just by a few centuries, but by thousands of year.
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Feb 16, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 13, 2026
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, but it wasn't always the sweet, heart-filled, gift giving holiday we know today.
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Feb 13, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 13, 2026
Did you know that the American and Haitian Revolutions were entangled? Explore Haiti's connections with the American War for Independence.
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Feb 11, 2026
Take a look back at the biggest Olympics controversies, from Jordan Chiles losing her bronze medal to Tonya Harding's infamous scandal.
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Feb 11, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 9, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 6, 2026
When we think of the American Revolution, it’s easy to focus on famous battles like Saratoga or Yorktown, iconic leaders like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, and...
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Feb 6, 2026
From classics to hidden gems
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Feb 6, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 4, 2026
You use maps every day, but few know who first measured the Earth without modern tools.
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Feb 4, 2026
From blue jeans and burgers to planes, pixels and payment cards, these iconic American brands didn't just build companies, they built the country we recognize today.
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Feb 4, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Feb 2, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 30, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 28, 2026
The story of the Shakespeares was one of social advancement, says Stanley Wells, reflected in dwellings that rose from rural farmstead to manorial splendour. Along the way were some...
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Jan 28, 2026
A chronological look at how the United States expanded its territory through treaties, wars and purchases, from independence to the mid-20th century.
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Jan 28, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 26, 2026
The Shogunate system, a seminal period in Japanese history, marks an era dominated by the rule of shoguns, or military dictators, who governed Japan through a feudal system that...
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Jan 26, 2026
Rest of World News: Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering a detailed look at daily .
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Jan 26, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 23, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 23, 2026
The bloody reprisals against protesters are the culmination of decades in which the regime’s "propensity and ability to use violence" has only increased, analysts say.
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Jan 23, 2026
1953 – 2025 Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution.
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Jan 21, 2026
Trump Greenland Plan Explained: As Donald Trump hints at taking over Greenland, history recalls how the US bought Alaska from Russia in 1867.
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Jan 21, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 19, 2026
Chief curator of philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum Daniel Piazza talks about the significance of the first stamps issued by the federal government.
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Jan 19, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 16, 2026
Explore the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky. Discover how Thomas Paine’s words sparked revolution.
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Jan 16, 2026
Letters: Raza Griffiths says the US should give up its act as the world’s policeman; plus letters from Bryn Hughes and Maged Karim
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Jan 16, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 14, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 14, 2026
The first week of January 1026 remains etched in Indian history as one of its most painful and defining moments. The ancient Somnath Temple, standing on the Arabian Sea coast, came...
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Jan 14, 2026
HistoryExtra's crossword of the week.
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Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 9, 2026
Trending News: At the height of the Cold War, when fear of falling behind the Soviet Union shaped nearly every intelligence decision, the US government explored an i.
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Jan 9, 2026
The Odyssey hits cinemas in July 2026. But will it celebrate Odysseus as the clever hero – or finally confront the wreckage he leaves in his wake?
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Jan 9, 2026
The Washington Post has compiled the first database of slaveholding members of Congress by examining thousands of pages of census records and historical documents
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Jan 9, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 9, 2026
January 5, 1968. January 5th, 1968. Slovak reformer Alexander Dubček rises to power in Czechoslovakia, sparking a brief but remarkable wave of freedom called the 'Prague Spring'.
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Jan 9, 2026
Whatever you think of TV, you have to admit it has shaped the world (maybe more than the internet, according to Josh). There have been moments here or there in TV history where the...
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Jan 7, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 5, 2026
Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian's Wall in northern England, were riddled with parasites that sapped their fighting fitness.
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Jan 5, 2026
In the age of influencers, Marie Antoinette is a case study in spectacle and optics
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Jan 5, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 2, 2026
From drinking less to enjoying the great outdoors, Katherine Harvey examines the parallels between widely-held medieval beliefs about health with the lifestyle changes many attempt...
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Jan 2, 2026
From the origins of "Auld Lang Syne" to traditional foods, find out more about the history of New Year's Eve and New ...
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Jan 2, 2026
The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.
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Jan 2, 2026
Discover how Benjamin Rush shaped medicine, mental health, and the early American republic with historian Sarah Naramore.
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Jan 2, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026The bloody reprisals against protesters are the culmination of decades in which the regime’s "propensity and ability to use violence" has only increased, analysts say.
Jan 23, 20261953 – 2025 Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution.
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