How Spanish Flu Pandemic Changed Home Heat Radiators
NPR explores how the 1918 influenza outbreak changed the way home radiators were designed.
History
Johns Hopkins, Long Believed An Abolitionist, Actually Owned Slaves, University Says
Researchers found census records showing the entrepreneur and philanthropist owned slaves as late as 1850, contrary to the long-held belief that his family freed all slaves when he was a boy.
Nearly 5 Decades After Its Disappearance, Piece Of British History Is Returned
A brass key belonging to an 11th century tower in the county of Kent was returned to the charity that manages the site. With a note that reads: "Borrowed 1973. Returned 2020. Sorry for the delay."
Enslaved.org Shares Lives And Experiences Of The Enslaved
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Daryle Williams, an associate history professor at the University of Maryland, about the Enslaved.org initiative aimed at documenting the lives of enslaved people.
Looted Nazi Art Again Before Supreme Court
In 2004 it was the famous "Woman In Gold" painting by Gustav Klimt. Now it is the Guelph Treasure. Both were owned by Jews and expropriated by the Nazis.
Virginia Military Institute Removes Statue of Confederate Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson
The figure of Jackson was removed from its pedestal in front of the campus barracks Monday morning. It will be relocated to the Virginia Museum of the Civil War in New Market, Va.
'Trying To Prove Something:' A WWII Vet Remembers His All-Black Battalion
On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Robert Madison, a 97-year-old World War II veteran, recalls his time in battle. He fought in the then-segregated Army as an intelligence officer.
PHOTOS: Why These World War II Sex Slaves Are Still Demanding Justice
The Japanese army forced some 200,000 women into sexual slavery during World War II. They were known as "comfort women." This special report tells the stories of the survivors in the Philippines.
'God ... Let Us Survive': Remembering Korean War's Chosin Battle And Evacuation
Seventy years on, war participants are drawing starkly differing conclusions from the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The decisive conflict's lasting legacy is still visible on the Korean Peninsula.
1st Commercially Printed Card Up For Sale
A card from 1843 is up for auction. It's famous for being the first commercially printed Christmas card, but also for a scandal. The card depicts people, including children, drinking red wine.