Newly Uncovered Pages From Anne Frank's Diary Reveal Risqué Jokes
She covered them up with brown paper while hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. But on Tuesday, the texts were revealed.
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50 Years Later, Reviving King's Poor People's Campaign
Faith leaders are renewing Martin Luther's King's effort to demand better jobs and living conditions for the poor, by organizing demonstrations across the country to highlight the issue of poverty.
Community Wants Closure After 1968 Coal Mine Explosion
A West Virginia coal mine explosion 50 years ago haunts the town of Farmington. Families want to reinstate a lawsuit. Sen. Joe Manchin tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that the town wants closure.
How A Mule Train From Marks, Miss., Kicked Off MLK's Poor People Campaign
Martin Luther King Jr. chose Marks as a starting point for the economic justice fight because of the entrenched poverty he saw there. Today, poverty remains a challenge in Marks.
Doctor Behind Asperger's Syndrome Subject To Name Change
In the book "Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna," Edith Sheffer writes about the doctor who first diagnosed Asperger's Syndrome. Sheffer tells NPR's Michel Martin how Hans Asperger's Nazi ties were hidden for years.
Reagan, Gorbachev And 'Three Days In Moscow'
Fox News anchor Bret Baier's new book tells the story of President Reagan's 1988 summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about the book and America's current president.
'Barracoon' Tells The Story Of The Last Slave In First Person
With the publication of Zora Neale Hurston's "Barracoon," the subject and the storyteller are equally fascinating.
Hope For Hidden Chambers In King Tut's Tomb Crushed By Science
Researchers concluded that Tutankhamun's burial area doesn't lead to any secret rooms. Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists put an end to theories suggesting Queen Nefertiti was buried within.
In 'The Perfectionists' Simon Winchester Looks At History Of Precision Engineering
NPR's Mary Louise speaks to author Simon Winchester about how precision in technology has developed since the Industrial Age to today's cutting-edge developments occurring around the world.
Why The Herero Of Namibia Are Suing Germany For Reparations
Twice the targets of systematic racism — an "extermination order" by German colonizers, then brutal segregation by South Africa — they're still fighting to regain what they lost.