History

Portraits of Valor: Warren High, 99, Army
High was glad to be serving his country overseas and thought it was the right thing to be doing with his life, but wanted more out of his service. “I was frustrated sometimes because I didn’t feel like I was doing something worthwhile,” he said.
Learning from Lincoln: Leadership in a time of crisis
An Aspen Institute program talks about another president who led during a time of national crisis — Abraham Lincoln. Two historians discuss the leadership lessons we could learn from President Lincoln.
A Holocaust survivor's celebration of Liberation Day is colored by coronavirus
U.S. soldiers liberated the Nordhausen concentration camp in Nazi Germany 75 years ago this month. Sol Gringlas' family usually joins the 100-year-old on the day. The pandemic has changed that.
Portraits of Valor: Dan Cylkowski, 94, Army
The son of a World War I veteran and with a brother in the Air Corps, he was proud to join the Army: “…I’m going there to serve my country.”
Humankind documentary: 'Libraries Reimagined'
This is the first of a new two-part documentary from the Humankind series, "Libraries Reimagined." It's about the ways libraries are evolving, and the role they play in educating, informing and entertaining people as well as protecting our democracy.