In his firsthand account of the 1949 Peekskill Riot, the two-day frenzy of state-sanctioned mob violence against a left-wing ...

Today in History for Nov. 1: In 1512, Michelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome were first exhibited to the public. Across the ceiling he painted themes of the Bible, including ...

Former national security adviser John Bolton compared the Trump administration to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s secret police following his indictment on Thursday. “I have become the ...

Depending on his place in the world (it seems the worst instances are men), the megalomaniac can be an existential threat.

This list of the best history podcasts will pluck you from the present and send you on an auditory voyage through the past ...