Protesters in Manchester, U.K., 1988.
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In the 1950s, ‘coming out’ meant quietly acknowledging one’s sexual orientation. Today, the term is used by a broad array of social movements.
African American Vernacular English is part and parcel of Black identity. Its distinctive linguistic features are
denigrated — wrongly.
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African American Vernacular English is part and parcel of Black identity. Its distinctive linguistic features are — wrongly — denigrated.
Joseph Morales and company in ‘Hamilton,’ the musical that opens to sold out shows in Toronto this month. The show highlights early ambition in America.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster portrayal of Alexander Hamilton, one of the most colourful founding fathers, opens this month in Toronto.
A patient is transferred to a new temporary hospital in Wuhan.
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The Chinese Communist Party has long used healthcare as part of its propaganda operation.
A “very small section’ of the Census Bureau, sometime between 1910 and 1930.
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The results of the 1920 census kicked off a bitter, decadelong political squabble. Could the same happen again in 2020?
Wuhan University Sakura Castle, one of the oldest in China with the city in the backdrop. December 2018.
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The strong crisis management in Wuhan will probe the capacity of the Chinese government to prepare adequately for pandemic and may test Xi’s rule.
The U.S. House of Representatives brought 11 articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson.
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Falsehoods about Andrew Johnson have become a staple of Republican arguments opposing the impeachment of Trump.
Roll call at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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The Never Again Education Act is meant to make Holocaust education more prominent in America’s schools. A scholar of Holocaust studies explains why that’s necessary.
Prince performs at Minneapolis’ First Avenue nightclub in August 1983.
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Prince was a musical genius, but he didn’t come of age in a vacuum. A human geographer explains how Minneapolis’ unique musical culture nurtured and inspired the budding star.
A suffrage parade.
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In 1911, lesbians led the nation’s largest feminist organization. They promoted a diverse and inclusive women’s rights movement.
Comedian, writer, historian: Terry Jones was a man of many parts and well loved in all his fields.
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The Monty Python star was also a highly respected author on Chaucer and the writer of a series of children’s history books.
Black names have changed over the centuries.
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A scholar disproves the long-held assumption that black names are a recent phenomenon.
The archives of academic institutions can tell previously untold stories of eugenics. Universities can begin to undo oppressive legacies by opening them to artists and communities.
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To confront colonialism, universities must open their archives and let communities see their pasts, eugenics and all.
Senator Huey Long at the Capitol in 1935.
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The very first scientific horse race poll, which took place 85 years ago, was shrouded in secrecy and may have changed history – even though it was faulty.
Your calendar dates back to Babylonian times.
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The Babylonians’ calendar was passed down from civilization to civilization.
Coffins of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and others are carried on a truck surrounded by mourners.
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Iranian leaders seem eager to use the powerful emotions surrounding his death to coalesce power around the regime. History shows that mass mourning is a powerful way to bring people together.
Converting aging paper documents to digital archives can be a painstaking effort.
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Centuries’ worth of important information is stored on paper – which can decay, burn or get eaten by pests. Peek inside the process of making all that data digital.
The leisure industry led one of many campaigns to free people from working on Saturday afternoons.
Government legislation followed numerous campaigns in the 19th century for Saturday afternoons off.
When there are too many elites in a society, competition for power makes existing problems worse.
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The 2020s promise to be a decade of mounting strain. But will these years be a story of spiralling decline or triumph over adversity?
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Pineapple and celery were the precursors of today’s obsession with kale and avocado toast.