Newly Released Tape Captures Reagan Apology To Margaret Thatcher
Robert Siegel talks with presidential historian James Mann about the recently released tape of President Reagan apologizing to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
History
After 50 Years, Obama To Honor 3 Civil Rights Activists
President Obama posthumously honors James Cheney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The three were murdered during Mississippi's Freedom Summer 50 years ago.
When Thanksgiving Was Weird
Circa 1900, Americans wore gaudy costumes and bizarre masks, and some roved the streets begging for candy and treats — on Thanksgiving Day.
Running Late? Nah, Just On 'CPT'
In this installment of our semi-regular Word Watch series, we look at a popular term for the practice of never being on time.
Ebola: Then And Now
Much about what we know about Ebola was discovered in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. Joel Breman and Karl Johnson were among the first doctors to work on the outbreak.
The 3-Bird Turducken Has Nothing On This 17-Bird Royal Roast
The Frenchman who was the world's first restaurant critic launched the world's first serial food journal in 1803. To wow readers, he offered a recipe for rôti sans pareil, the roast without equal.
Is Beauty In The Eye(Lid) Of The Beholder?
Half of people of Asian descent have double eyelids — folds above the lash line — and the other half don't. There's a controversial surgery some people get to give themselves that crease.
Who Won The Civil War? Tough Question
When it comes to on-the-spot answers to simple historical and political questions, some people don't have a clue.
Family Film Offers Glimpse Of 'Three Minutes In Poland' Before Holocaust
In 1938, Glenn Kurtz's grandfather went on vacation and filmed a few minutes of footage of his Polish hometown. Seventy years later, his grandson set out to find the people who appeared in that film.
8 Epic Eating Contests In American History
In the Land of Plenty, Americans put the eat in compete.