History

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Tyler Perry and actor Kerry Washington about their film based on World War II's only Women's Army Corps unit of color.

Christmas wasn't always a national shopping spree — or even a day off work. But in 19th-century London, it went viral.

Philip Johnson was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century – for a stretch of time, he was also a fascist. As his past comes to light, those running his famous residence are finding ways to promote civic discourse.

We'll tell you how Throughline was born, some of what goes into making our episodes, and a little bit about how we make our special sauce

Brentwood, Long Island got its start in the mid-1800s as a free-love community with no government or money. More than 150 years later, some residents think its uniquely blue voting history stems from its distinct past.

More than 150 years after Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting despite being a woman, Americans take to the polls on the anniversary of her historic ballot casting.

About 10,000 people a week come to visit the White House. But until recently, they got a public tour that hadn’t changed in decades.

Fifty years ago women couldn't apply for a loan or a credit card without their husband or a male relative to co-sign. NPR looks at the law that changed women's financial power -- five decades later.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Lindsay Chervinsky about lessons on the American presidency that can be learned from the then fledgling nation's second president, John Adams.