History

Marcel Ophuls, who chronicled 20th century conflict and atrocities, dies at 97
“There’s a relationship between attention span and morality,” Ophuls said. The filmmaker commanded his audience’s attention in four-plus-hour documentaries like The Sorrow and The Pity and Hôtel Terminus.
Wildfire damages Civil War-area historical site in New Mexico as campgrounds are evacuated
Campgrounds and a horse ranch were evacuated as a wildfire swept through a Civil War-era historical site in southern New Mexico. Ground crews and helicopters battled the blaze Monday after it damaged several buildings at the Fort Stanton Historical Site.
‘Crime of the century’ exhibit at Little Falls museum explores impacts of Lindbergh kidnapping
Public fascination with the kidnapping case of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s son has continued for nearly a century, with many books, movies, documentaries and websites devoted to conspiracy theories.
These 7 executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history
President Trump wants to reframe how the country’s stories are told. But historians are pushing back, saying the administration’s actions amount to an attack on core institutions — and on history itself.
Major League Baseball lifts lifetime ban on Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson
Major League Baseball has lifted the lifetime ban of Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players. The move clears the way for a Hall of Fame vote but doesn’t guarantee admission.
A trove of forgotten Nazi documents is found in Argentina’s Supreme Court basement
Inside boxes found in the basement were documents “intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler’s ideology in Argentina,” the court said. Supreme Court president Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.
80 years after VE Day a veteran says, ‘I hope people will see the futility of it all’
Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that American troops went to sleep or shook hands. “And some just couldn’t believe it.”