History

National

The report on mishandling of remains of MOVE bombing victims has reopened old wounds

5:24pm July 06, 2022

by Kenny Cooper | WHYY

Several remains from the Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE house in 1985 have yet to be released. The bombing left several dead, including children.

Science

Hundreds of ancient frogs died in this swamp mating death trap, researchers say

4:53pm July 06, 2022

by Ari Daniel

Researchers have solved an ancient mystery — what killed a group of prehistoric frogs. Prior research blamed lack of oxygen or dried up lakes, but the true culprit was a swamp mating death trap.

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'Throughline': The history of abortion after 1973

5:13am July 06, 2022

NPR's history podcast Throughline explores how opponents of abortion rights banded together, built power and launched one of the most successful grassroots campaigns of the past century.

Books
Arts

How the Mexican revolution of 1910 helped shape U.S. border policy

1:32pm July 05, 2022

by Tonya Mosley

Kelly Lytle Hernández's book, Bad Mexicans, tells the story of the rebels who fled from Mexico to the U.S. to publish an oppositional newspaper that would help spark revolution in Mexico.

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Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan performs during its 2010 revival in Camden, New Jersey.

25 years on, Lilith Fair is a reminder of how one woman's radical idea changed music

10:11am July 05, 2022

by Lisa Weiner

Lilith Fair brought an eclectic array of women's music to millions of fans and was the top grossing music festival of the 1990s.

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National

Ed Dwight was in line to be the first Black astronaut. History had other ideas

5:01am July 05, 2022

by Mycah Hazel

At the height of the space race in the 1960s, Air Force Captain Ed Dwight was chosen to attend a special astronaut training program. He tells the story of what happened next.

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On this July 4th, what does equality mean?

3:14am July 05, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians discuss the history of the Declaration of Independence and the founding principle, "All men are created equal."

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A provocative exhibit at NYC's Met Museum takes a new point of view

6:27pm July 04, 2022

by Jennifer Vanasco

The exhibit explores how Native Americans have used water. But it also points out how political water is.

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Radio Diaries: The almost astronaut

5:27pm July 04, 2022

One man's story shows the underlying racial tensions and insularity of the early days of the U.S. space program.

National

Frederick Douglass' descendants read 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'

4:32pm July 04, 2022

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 170 years ago.

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