Meet Itinerante, a trio reviving Colombia's Andean music
Played on three string instruments, this music was the country's soundtrack from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s.
History
The report on mishandling of remains of MOVE bombing victims has reopened old wounds
Several remains from the Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE house in 1985 have yet to be released. The bombing left several dead, including children.
Hundreds of ancient frogs died in this swamp mating death trap, researchers say
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.
'Throughline': The history of abortion after 1973
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.
How the Mexican revolution of 1910 helped shape U.S. border policy
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.
25 years on, Lilith Fair is a reminder of how one woman's radical idea changed music
Lilith Fair brought an eclectic array of women's music to millions of fans and was the top grossing music festival of the 1990s.
Ed Dwight was in line to be the first Black astronaut. History had other ideas
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.
On this July 4th, what does equality mean?
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians discuss the history of the Declaration of Independence and the founding principle, "All men are created equal."
A provocative exhibit at NYC's Met Museum takes a new point of view
The exhibit explores how Native Americans have used water. But it also points out how political water is.
Radio Diaries: The almost astronaut
One man's story shows the underlying racial tensions and insularity of the early days of the U.S. space program.