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Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret

Jackie Bouvier and John F. Kennedy married in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 12, 1953.

by J. Randy Taraborrelli

J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his…
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The Education of John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Oval Office Photo

by J. Randy Taraborrelli

New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History…
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Featured Excerpt: The JFK Conspiracy

by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

Belmont, New HampshireSeptember 1960…
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Jackie Kennedy: PTSD and a Remarkable Fighting Spirit

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by J. Randy Taraborrelli

WCAG Heading In July 1964, Jackie Kennedy visited her mother and stepfather, Janet…
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Joe Kennedy: A Complex and Shocking Ambassador

Joseph Kennedy

by Susan Ronald

WCAG Heading To say that there were more than a few things I…
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The Rise of America’s Missile Defense System

by Daniel Wasserbly

WCAG Heading By Daniel Wasserbly In The 300, military and security expert Daniel Wasserbly introduces the…
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The Kennedy Heirs: A Legacy of Courage

by J. Randy Taraborelli

WCAG Heading by J. Randy Taraborrelli As is well known by now, the Kennedys have always…
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Madame Claude: Her Secret World of Pleasure, Privilege, and Power

WCAG Headingby William Stadiem In post-WWII Paris, Madame Claude ran the most exclusive finishing school in…
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The Kennedy Circle: A New Powerful Masculine Mystique

WCAG Headingby Steven Watts In 1959 JFK stood as a youthful political leader, with an allure…
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When JFK Endorsed The Ugly American

WCAG Headingby Steven Watts In the crisis of masculinity that preoccupied so many in late 1950s…
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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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