History

Gert Berliner, 94, tied the little stuffed monkey to his bicycle when he was a child in Berlin.

A Toy Monkey That Escaped Nazi Germany And Reunited A Family

5:44pm November 14, 2018

by Uri Berliner

Gert Berliner packed a stuffed monkey when he fled the Nazis as a child. He kept the toy for more than a half century before donating it to a museum, an act that led to a remarkable discovery.

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Books

Excelsior! How Stan Lee Remade American Myth

1:52pm November 14, 2018

Stan Lee may have lived an American story, but then he ended up creating them.

Church Bells, Taken By U.S. Soldiers, To Return To The Philippines

10:10am November 14, 2018

by Maggie Mullen

Defense Secretary James Mattis and the Philippine ambassador to the U.S. meet in Wyoming Wednesday to begin the process of returning the bells that were taken more than 100 years ago.

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Uri Berliner stands with Swedish journalist Claes Furstenberg in front of the former Furstenberg family home in Kalmar, Sweden.

The Cost of Courage: The 2 Couples Who Rescued My Family From The Nazis

8:51am November 14, 2018

by Uri Berliner

Two couples sheltered Uri Berliner's family when the Nazis came to power. One thrived; the other paid a terrible price.

More Than 3,700 Women Turn Out For The Largest Rosie The Riveter Gathering

5:52am November 14, 2018

Officials at Guinness World Records confirmed that thousands of women, all dressed the same, set the record for most Rosies ever in one spot.

Ask Cokie: Women In Congress

5:32am November 14, 2018

Commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions about the history of women in Congress.

A Tale of Two Murders: Guilt, Innocence and the Execution of Edith Thompson, by Laura Thompson

Books
Arts

'A Tale Of Two Murders' Asks Whether Justice Was Done In A Famous, Century-Old Trial

11:39am November 13, 2018

by Ilana Masad

In the 1920s, Edith Thompson was executed along with her lover, who was found guilty of murdering her husband. Laura Thompson looks at how social conventions may have lead to an unjust outcome.

Alexander Hamilton's Society of the Cincinnati Eagle insignia at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

National

Alexander Hamilton's Heirlooms Loaned To Philadelphia Museum

7:21pm November 12, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Personal artifacts of a Founding Father will be on display in Philadelphia through March 2019. They were loaned by a fifth great-grandson.

What We've Learned — And What We Haven't — In The 100 Years Since WWI Ended

4:27pm November 12, 2018

Over the weekend, world leaders gathered in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with historian Timothy Snyder about the lessons learned.

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National

WWI Airstrip, Replicated In Southwest Ohio, Honors Veterans

8:23am November 12, 2018

by Rene Wilde

Thirty miles outside of Dayton, Ohio, is a tribute to aviation history. Russ Turner turned a 10-acre field into a replica of a WWI aerodrome. This year, 18 pilots flew their replica planes there.

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