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History professors Gregg Brazinsky (George Washington University), Steven Casey (London School of Economics and Political Science), and Mary Dudziak (Emory University) discussed the causes a…

“It is an honor to welcome Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. to the Capitol,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during remarks at the Capitol where the late Korean War veteran was lyin…

McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. T…

Authors Emily Raboteau ("Lessons for Survival"), Christina Greer ("Black Ethnics") and Bettina Love ("Punished for Dreaming") discussed how technology and social media have impacted the figh…

This 1968 documentary tells the story of Lady Bird Johnson’s beautification program. The program focused on improving neglected areas of the nation’s capital by planting trees and flowers, c…

Virginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Tech is l…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan testified on President Biden’s 2025 budget request before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. He answered que…

New York Times correspondent David Sanger spoke about China’s rise, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and America’s role in the world in the 21st century. He was interviewed by Harvard Universit…

What was President Eisenhower’s role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, det…

Duke Ellington was the grandson of slaves. Louis Armstrong was born in a News Orleans slum so tough that it was called “The Battlefield.” William James “Count” Basie grew up in a world unfam…

The 1960s folk band “The Swingin' Six” stars in a U.S. Postal Service public service announcement explaining the zip code system, which was first introduced in 1963. ZIP is an acronym for Zo…

Author Joseph Campbell discussed polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020. This event took place at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona apologized to families and students for issues surrounding the rollout of the new federal student aid application, also known as FAFSA. Secretary Cardona t…

Author and journalist Howell Raines talked about Union soldiers from Alabama who aided General Sherman in his 1864 March to the Sea during the Civil War. The Montclair Public Library in New …

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, summed up in his book’s subtitle, “Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism…

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.…

Former President Bill Clinton sat down for a conversation on diplomacy, global challenges, and public health at a Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles.

Journalist Antonia Hylton looked at one of the last segregated asylums and the role of race and mental health treatment in the Jim Crow south. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC,…

Former House speaker and former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal’s Gerard Baker at the Milken Institute’s annual “Global Conference” in Beverly Hills, Ca…

“I’m pleased to report that we saw a strong 2024 tax season for the nation - one of our best in history,” said IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel during his opening testimony before a House Appr…