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Howard Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970, when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. M…

In 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.

Ohio State University law professor Cesar Hernandez argued that U.S. immigration enforcement should be separated from the criminal legal system. This event was hosted by Books & Books in Cor…

Author Rachel Swarns talked about the 272 enslaved people who were sold by Jesuit priests in 1838 to benefit what is now Georgetown University. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.…

Columbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West ("Continental Reckoning") and Carolyn Eisenberg ("Fire and Rain").

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Thomas Massie (KY) said they would give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) “one more weekend” to consider stepping down from the chamber’s top…

MSNBC’s legal analyst Barbara McQuade discussed disinformation and its impact on democracy in the U.S. and globally. The Commonwealth Club of California hosted this event.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and retired U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit Judge Michael Luttig sat down for a conversation on the state of democracy hosted by the Ameri…

Author Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.

The Washington Post’s David Finkel looked at what’s dividing Americans through the lens of the life & experiences of Iraq War veteran Brent Cummings. Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gable…

Author Tom Wheeler talked about how Abraham Lincoln used the new technology of the telegraph to communicate directly with his Union generals and helped win the Civil War. The Virginia Center…

Stanford University’s Fei-Fei Li spoke about her life and journey to becoming one of the leading scientists in the field of artificial intelligence. She was interviewed by New Scientist tech…

This U.S. government documentary promotes Office of Economic Opportunity Neighborhood Health Centers by profiling several in major cities and rural areas. The film argues that many lower inc…

“To all those impacted, I am deeply, deeply sorry,” said UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty of the impact of a cyberattack on one of its companies, Change Healthcare, in February 2024. Mr. …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave remarks in Brussels, Belgium, at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He was joined by U.S. A…

USA Today's Susan Page spoke about the life and career of Barbara Walters. She was interviewed by former ABC News White House correspondent Ann Compton.

High school social science teacher Sunshine Cavalluzzi discussed the upcoming Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics Exam, and how students can prepare for it.

Jason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of Fabric of a Nation: A History with Skills and Sources, for the AP® US History Course, talked about the Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam. …

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Timothy Carney argued that modern parenting is producing a generation of children with record rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness and says a more old-fashioned approach is needed. T…