History

Two girls holding flowers walk along the wall of Thurston High School, serving as a temporary memorial, two days after the shooting.

National

20 Years Ago, Oregon School Shooting Ended A Bloody Season

5:45pm May 22, 2018

by Conrad Wilson

A year before Columbine, a streak of school shootings had America debating whether they were a blip or a trend. The last fatal mass shooting of the 1998 school year was in Springfield, Ore.

A group of Robert F. Kennedy supporters 1968 in Los Angeles.

Politics & Government

A Campaign Frozen In Time: Photographer Reflects On Covering Bobby Kennedy

2:29am May 21, 2018

It's been 50 years since Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Kennerly, who covered his short-lived run for president, describes what it was like on the ground.

Lifelike clay soldiers at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, northwestern China. The first figures were reconstructed by archaeologist Zhao Kangmin, who died Wednesday.

World News

Archaeologist Who Uncovered China's 8,000-Man Terra Cotta Army Dies At 82

1:15pm May 20, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Zhao Kangmin reconstructed the first warriors after farmers digging a well stumbled on fragments in 1974. They were commissioned by China's first emperor — to guard his tomb.

Naomi Klein: What's The Glue That Makes Some Movements Endure?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

We now face an increasing list of global crises. But why aren't more of us taking action? Naomi Klein compares our circumstances with those of previous generations who took action for lasting change.

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Simon Sinek: How Do Great Leaders Inspire Us To Take Action?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Leadership expert Simon Sinek says lasting movements need inspiring leaders. He argues the best leaders are the best followers — they believe they are following a cause bigger than themselves.

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Halla Tómasdóttir: How Can Leaders Inspire Others To Lead?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

In 1980, Iceland elected the country's first female president. Halla Tómasdóttir grew up with this image of leadership, and then in 2016 ran for president. She says this is why more women need to run.

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Jochen Menges: What Role Does Charisma Play In Inspiring Followers?

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

What are the qualities of charismatic leaders? Professor of leadership Jochen Menges discusses why charismatic leaders have the power to inspire action — sometimes to a fault.

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Diane Wolk-Rogers: What My Students Taught Me About Inspiring A Movement

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

As a history teacher who lived through the horrific Parkland school shooting, Diane Wolk-Rogers describes what it takes for movements to inspire change — and how her students are doing that now.

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The bagels for sale at Skokie's New York Bagel & Bialy, which opened in the Illinois town in 1962, are as good as any you'd find in the Big Apple. In the post-World War II era, the town became a hub for Jewish Holocaust survivors, and synagogues sprouted

Skokie, Ill., Has Great Bagels — And An Even Better Story Behind Them

11:40am May 16, 2018

by Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein

When Jewish sisters were hunting for bagels to properly mourn their mother's passing, their hometown came through. The town has been a hub of Jewish soul food — and survival — since post-WWII.

The U.S. And The U.K. Royals

7:13am May 16, 2018

Commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions and tells NPR's Rachel Martin about the history of relations between the U.S. and the British royal family.

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