Historians
How the 1947 Partition of India Affected Future Generations
“There are also stories of grandchildren who have seen their grandparents sleep with knives under their pillows, perhaps stemming from a survival instinct developed during the days of Partition.”
Trump’s ‘Last Great Lie’ Is the 1776 Report That Whitewashes Slavery
“Doing bad history is a really good way to continue to divide people,” one historian said of the report.
FBI Really Wanted America to Believe Oswald Killed JFK, Files Show
The 2,891 recently released files shed light on the hectic aftermath of the assassination, as well as a significant memo from J. Edgar Hoover.
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How Digital Storage Is Changing the Way We Preserve History
Ancient hieroglyphics and scrolls have survived centuries, but digital storage is fragile.
We Interviewed the Historian Who Just Found the Oldest Use of the Word 'Fuck'
In 1310, Roger the Navel-Fucker was banned from Chester County.
Google, a Search Company, Has Made Its Internet Archive Impossible to Search
The search giant broke its Usenet archive. Again. And no one knows if or when it will get fixed.
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