History

A restorer works on the mold of a horse in the ruins of a Roman villa recently found by Italian carabinieri (police) during an investigation into tunnels dug by thieves in Civita Giuliana, next to the archaeological site of Pompeii.

New Excavation At Pompeii Uncovers Victim Crushed By Massive Rock

7:37pm May 29, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The adult male survived the initial eruption but was, like many victims, caught in the subsequent cloud of gases and rocks. Unlike most victims, he was also pinned down by a "formidable stone block."

A man flies the French tricolor flag over crowds marching to the Arc de Triomphe during the Paris students' strike.

World News

In France, The Protests Of May 1968 Reverberate Today — And Still Divide The French

12:15pm May 29, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Students are again occupying universities and workers are protesting an overhaul of the state railway. "The struggle is still the same," says a labor leader. But the protests are on a smaller scale.

U.S. troops wearing new sheep-lined coats march in downtown Vladivostok in November 1918.

World News

In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention

5:00am May 28, 2018

by Lucian Kim

As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there's no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.

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This Dec. 7, 2012 photo shows The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The site receives an average of 4,000 to 5,000 visitors a day.

National

USS Arizona Memorial At Pearl Harbor Closes Indefinitely Due To Structural Concerns

10:59pm May 27, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

The memorial, which honors the 1,177 sailors and Marines on the battleship who died during the December 1941 Japanese surprise attack, has fissures on its exterior.

Janet Guthrie and her pit crew at the Indianapolis 500 in 1977, her first. She tells NPR that while racing, her engine began "popping and banging" and could not be fixed. She finished 29th. She qualified and raced in two more Indy 500 races.

Sports

Indy 500 Pioneer Janet Guthrie Savors The Day She Made History

12:51pm May 27, 2018

In 1977, the racing world was fascinated with driver Janet Guthrie's presence at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The day she sealed her spot in the race-day lineup, nothing seemed to be going right.

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A poster put out by the U.S. Children's Bureau in 1918.

Parenting Advice From Uncle Sam

8:10am May 27, 2018

by Rebecca Davis

Nervous mothers and dads once had only family and friends to turn to for advice on kids. Then, in 1912, the U.S. government created an agency devoted to children, and queries from moms poured in.

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Enemies in Love, a new book by Alexis Clark, tells the story of an unexpected romance.

Books
Arts

What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?

6:00am May 27, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.

A girl visits The Poppy Memorial, a wall of 645,000 poppy flowers to honor the service members who have died since World War I. The USAA made the memorial that stands on the National Mall.

A Wall of Poppies Honors Fallen Soldiers On The National Mall

3:08pm May 26, 2018

In Washington, D.C., a dramatic memorial of bright red flowers pays tribute to men and women who died in uniform.

After speaking at the U.S. Naval Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony, President Trump tweeted, "To the @NavalAcademy Class of 2018, I say: We know you are up to the task. We know you will make us proud. We know that glory will be yours. Becaus

Politics & Government

Translated Into 'Trumptalk,' History's Famous Lines Would Look A Little Different

12:01pm May 26, 2018

by Scott Simon

President Trump is known for his particular style of tweets. NPR's Scott Simon muses about what other famous lines from history might sound like if they'd been composed by Trump.

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What Does Patriotism Mean To You?

8:12am May 26, 2018

This Memorial Day weekend, NPR's Scott Simon looks at what patriotism means for longtime civil rights leader the Rev. William J. Barber II and for visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.