Rep. Jason Crow On Impeachment
The freshman representative and six of his colleagues are on the front lines of the inquiry.
History
The Complicated Relationship Between Puerto Rico And U.S. Mainland
In the latest episode of NPR's history podcast, Throughline, the hosts explore Puerto Rico's relationship with the U.S. mainland, and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.
Getty Trust Initiative Will Work To Save Ancient Sites Worldwide
The J. Paul Getty Trust will devote $100 million over the next decade to help preserve and promote understanding of the world's cultural history and heritage sites around the world.
'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The Constitution
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.
The Revolutionary History Of Mooncakes
Mooncakes are known as an Asian pastry, but the cakes have a revolutionary history, and a current role in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Bernice Chan of the South China Morning Post discusses.
Friday News Roundup - International
We cover flying flamingos, Bolton getting the boot and Hubble making history.
Remembering (Or Not Remembering) 9/11
This week marks 18 years since 9/11. Whole generations of Americans have reached adulthood with little recollection of the terrorist attack.
Teen Angst And Civil Rights Meet In A New Memoir — Featuring Jackie Robinson
The pioneering baseball player's daughter, Sharon Robinson, has written Child of the Dream, a chronicle of 1963 — a critical year for the Civil Rights movement, and also when she turned 13.
At Camp David, Trump Sought The Mantle Of History. But Afghanistan Is Different
For a generation, "Camp David" was synonymous with peace between Israel and Egypt, but the world — and the long war in Afghanistan — has come a long way from those days.