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The Transformation of Christmas

by Judith Flanders

WCAG Heading While Christmas has transformed itself over the centuries, from a time for…
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A Tip From Uncle Sam with Christmas Greetings

by William K. Klingaman

WCAG Heading In the midst of World War II, department stores across America…
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The First World War: “Most Peculiar Christmas I’ve Ever Spent”

by Martin Gilbert

WCAG Heading by Sir Martin Gilbert Christmas Day, 1914. German and British troops have been fighting…
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Christmas in 1920s America

by Maia Chance

WCAG Heading In 1921, Frances Lester Warner described a Christmas Eve scene in…
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5 Vintage Christmas Cards from the NYPL Archive

by New York Public Library

WCAG Heading Every year as the days grow shorter, amidst the…
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The 18th-Century Politics of Santa Claus in America

WCAG Headingby Judith Flanders Instead of deriving from folklore, or quaint colonial customs, or religion, the…
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A History of American Holiday Stamps

WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Chris West We’re all so used to holiday stamps…
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Hanukkah and Christmas: A History of Consequences

The Bibles Cutting Room Floor
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Joel M. Hoffman History is in large part the…
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The Hopes of the Future

by Alexander Larman

by Alexandar Larman Princess Elizabeth II was in Kenya with her husband, Prince Philip, for just…
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Five New History Reads for April 2026

The History Reader Upcoming Books for April 2026
From fighting the British in colonial America to the corrupt wild west to the controversial old…
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The Search for the Madness Pill

Solomon H. Snyder

by Justin Garson

In the 1960s, the field of psychiatry was at a standstill. While some…
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Featured Excerpt: Winning the Earthquake

Jeannette Rankin

by Lorissa Rinehart

“Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to…
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Featured Excerpt: The Feather Wars

Clover-Land Magazine [Northern Michigan University Archives]

by James H. McCommons

From the time the United States was founded, early Americans assumed that…
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Featured Excerpt: Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück

Milena, circa 1930. Photo Credit: Milena and Margarete.

by Gwen Strauss

From the moment they met in 1940 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena…
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Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town

Lillian Chanales, portrait of author's grandmother pictured in mourning attire after husband's death.

by Jane Ziegelman

Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
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The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery

The Escapes of David George Timeline

by Gregory E. O'Malley

by Gregory O'Malley When most people think of North American slavery, they most often think of…
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