History

Memorializing the Holocaust, Beyond Auschwitz

By Natalia Romik / Madę by History

Mass Deportations in a Time of Unrest

By V.N. Trinh / Made by History

'Demographic Destiny' Was Always Flawed

By Jane Hong / Made by History

Trump Isn't the First to Want to Buy Greenland

By James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History
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Trump's Panama Talk Taps Old U.S. Myths

By threatening to reclaim the Panama Canal, Trump is evoking false stories about U.S. beneficence.

By Julie Greene / Made by History

The History Behind 'Fourth Wing' Series

How feminism and debates about women riding horses helped produce first, horse-girl stories, and then dragon-babe fiction.

By Rebecca Scofield / Made by History

Why Trump Will Be Sworn Into Office With a Bible

Why U.S. presidents put a hand on the Bible when they take the oath of office on Inauguration Day.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Trump's Indoor Inauguration Fits Into History

Donald Trump is not the only president to move his inauguration indoors because of frigid conditions

By Olivia B. Waxman

Why Inauguration Day Is on January 20

Inauguration Day didn’t always take place in January. Initially, Congress intended for the day to be honored in March.

By Chantelle Lee

When History Happens Over Dinner

Politics doesn't just unfold in documents and legislation—it also takes shape off the record in social environments.

By Karin Wulf / Made by History

Conservatives and the Panama Canal

In the 1970s, a diverse conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal — proving the political potency of the issue.

By Aaron Coy Moulton / Made by History

When Birthright Citizenship Is Challenged

The 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, and the courts have long upheld it. President-elect Trump wants to overturn that precedent.

By Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made by History

How Dinosaurs Changed American Identity

The discovery of fossils led 19th century Americans to rethink their place in the world—and helped reinforce existing racial hierarchies.

By Caroline Winterer / Made by History

The Key to Success for Musk and DOGE

Theodore Roosevelt started a version of DOGE too, but it failed to achieve much after Congress rejected its recommendations.

By Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made by History

Notre Dame Football's Cultural Impact

Football can help integrate religious groups into the American mainstream, strengthen faith communities, and evangelize to non-believers.

By Hunter M. Hampton / Made by History

How the Orange Bowl Made History

This historic college football game has tracked Miami's own history, especially in terms of race.

By Kate Aguilar / Made by History

The Global Race for Critical Minerals

The U.S. faced a similar predicament in the 1950s, and undertook an initiative that solved the problem.

By Duncan Money / Made by History

The Flaw in Trump's Tariff Logic

Tariff fights can backfire, because the government can't easily shape the preferences of American consumers.

By Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made by History

History Cautions Against Jan. 6 Pardons

After initially prosecuting those who tried to overthrow an election, Presidents Grant and Hayes backed down—with catastrophic results.

By Brittany Friedman / Made by History

The Work of Retirement

Retirement was a hard-won right for Americans, but we've stopped thinking about it together as a public good.

By James Chappel / Made by History
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