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HNN Sponsor HNN Jobs Board HNN features a Jobs Board.   If you want to post an announcement of a job related to history, come have a look!  Learn More. Hot Topics - Supreme Court: Q & A - Originalism - Trump Interested in news about pop culture and the arts? Check out our Twitter hashtag: #HNN_arts Video of the Week The Fallen of World War 2 The Fallen of World War II is an interactive documentary that examines the human cost of the second World War and the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war. Roundup Top 10 HNN Tip: You can read more about topics in which you're interested by clicking on the tags featured directly underneath the title of any article you click on. The Year Nixon Fell Apart by John A. Farrell The year was 1970, and the paranoid, stressed president starting drinking, stealing away from the White House and, eventually, going after his enemies. How new is "fake news"? by James W. Cortada What history teaches us is that American politics seemed to generate more fake news than almost any other activity of the nation. The Misuse of the Moynihan Report by Daniel Geary Nearly all uses of the Moynihan Report in 2015 fit either of the established patterns: attributing persistent inequality to African Americans' flawed familial and cultural values or calling for "national action" to redress persistent racial inequality. When Nixon Floated—Then Gaslit—the First Female Supreme Court Candidate by Gil Troy The notorious president came close to naming a woman to the Supreme Court, sneering: 'One thing about the woman conservative. These bastards can't vote against her.' Human evolution: why we're more than great apes by Robin Dunbar In this shortened excerpt from "Human Evolution: Our Brains and Our Behavior," evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar explains the link between culture and the human brain—and how that connection distinguishes us from other primates. World War I was a turning point for the labor movement by Elizabeth McKillen The Wilson era and its call for capitalist values spread abroad was opposed with more tenacity than we often recognize, by workers and socialists involved in the labor movement. Did the Muslim World Really Fall for Hitler? by John Broich A famous photo suggests that fascism was popular in the Middle East during World War II. The history says otherwise. When Nations Apologize by Edwin Battistella National apologies are a big deal: they acknowledge the past to help move everyone forward. No wonder they're so hard. The Ugly History Behind Trump's Attacks on Civil Servants by Landon R. Y. Storrs President Trump's criticisms of government workers have something in common with Joe McCarthy's. Not Your Grandma's Civil Rights Strategy by Jon Else In the 60s activities could look to Washington for help. Not in the Trump era. You Might Like Note from HNN Editor: HNN is not responsible for the content of these ads. Breaking News Stay Up to Date!  You can now receive a daily digest of news headlines posted on HNN by email. It's simple:  Go Here!  What follows is a streamlined list of stories.  To see the full list:  Go Here! This is why we use FDR's First 100 Days as a benchmark Between 8 March and 16 June, in what later became known as the "First Hundred Days," Congress followed Roosevelt's lead by passing an incredible fifteen separate bills. German Extremists: Bring Back the Reich Reichsbürger conspiracists have made it their mission to "reactivate" the German Reich with the borders it had before World War II. Trump tweets in favor of Vietnam War veterans His tweet celebrated the veterans, who President Obama had said were often blamed for the war. Can Donald Trump Learn from Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill? Could Ronald Reagan's 1982 meeting with Tip O'Neill, the Democratic Speaker of the House, provide inspiration for Donald Trump following the demise of the House Republican health-care bill? Trump's loose grip on history is biting him 'It's sort of frightening,' one presidential historian says about the president's shallow interest in his predecessors. A Trove on the Women's Suffrage Struggle, Found in an Old Box The collection includes 26 letters from Susan B. Anthony, 10 from Elizabeth Cady Stanton and dozens from other suffragists. What history tells us about Boy Scouts and inclusion It turns out, both critics and supporters of the new membership policies can claim ownership of Boy Scout heritage. Case For the Anthropocene? Megafauna, Ice Ages and Man-Made Deserts Whether one believes we live in the Anthropocene or not, mankind has undoubtedly left a dramatic mark on the delicate ecosystems and environment of the planet. Jackie Kennedy love letters up for auction Letters between former first lady Jackie Kennedy and Ormsby Gore, the former British ambassador to Washington, wrote love letters to each other after each was widowed, and before Kennedy decided to marry Aristotle Onassis. 8,000 Years of London History Discovered Underground The underground Crossrail project to connect Heathrow airport to the financial district has unearthed over 10,000 artifacts. You Might Like Note from HNN Editor: HNN is not responsible for the content of these ads.

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