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1904. The History of New Year's Eve In Times Square New York in 1904 was a city on the verge of tremendous changes - and, not surprisingly, many of those changes had their genesis in the bustling energy and thronged streets of Times Square. - See more at: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/group/2#sthash.vvn0Eo6b.dpuf

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Are We a Great Nation? by Steve Hochstadt Now we know a lot more about the role of torture in America.

The astounding record of United States interventions in Latin America by John H. Coatsworth In the slightly less than a hundred years from 1898 to 1994, the U.S. government has intervened successfully to change governments in Latin America a total of at least 41 times.

The 25th Anniversary of the Forgotten Invasion of Panama by Greg Grandin As we end another year of endless war in Washington, it might be the perfect time to reflect on the War That Started All Wars -- or at least the war that started all of Washington’s post-Cold War wars: the invasion of Panama.

Fantastically Wrong: What Darwin Really Screwed Up About Evolution by Matt Simon "There was a bit of a problem with all of this natural selection stuff, though: Darwin didn’t know how it, uh, worked."

King biographer Taylor Branch says MLK really believed in non-violence by Ron Rosenbaum When a Nazi threw a punch at him and hit him hard, he pleaded with a crowd not to hurt him.

Jeb Bush can win it all by Julian Zelizer Ever since "Bridge-gate" threatened to derail the once "inevitable" nomination of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the Republican presidential candidate for 2016, Jeb Bush has been hinting that he might jump into the fray. Now he has.

Did historical Jesus really exist? The evidence just doesn’t add up. by Raphael Lataster The first problem we encounter when trying to discover more about the Historical Jesus is the lack of early sources.

What ‘Selma’ Gets Wrong by Mark K. Updegrove LBJ and MLK were close partners in reform.

Selma Documents Black History That Still Lives Today by Peniel E. Joseph It’s been 50 years since voting-rights protesters on a bloody bridge in Alabama declared that black lives matter—and the unceasing struggle for justice goes on.

The Secret History of Filing Cabinets by Paul Krugman Boxes or drawers were one possibility, but they still involved a lot of shuffling, and relevant letters could easily be overlooked. The answer? The vertical file, with a tab indicating the contents of each folder.

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Film Conjures Era That Some in Selma Would Rather Not Revisit In a city struggling to emerge from the shadows of Jim Crow, the release of “Selma” has stirred complex emotions as residents reflect on the past and future.

White? Black? A Murky Distinction Grows Still Murkier A team of scientists has published the biggest genetic profile of the United States to date, based on a study of 160,000 people.

The best history books of 2014 – as rated by historians 2014 has been a great year for history books. Here, three leading historians reveal their favorites…

High school students now must take a world history class to graduate, new law says "If our citizens and workforce are to compete and prosper in the global economy, they must have a strong foundation in world history and geography."

Newly Released Sandia Labs Film Presents Story of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Safety Effort Los Alamos Scientist Once Advised a U.S. Sentry to Shoot at and Disable Nukes on West German Aircraft if There Was a Danger of Unauthorized Use

‘The Interview’: Seven Other Controversial Film Releases in History At least one theater was prepared to run the movie before Sony pulled the plug.

New Stonehenge Discovery Hailed As 'Most Important In 60 Years' Archaeologists studying Stonehenge and its environs say they've unearthed the remnants of an untouched, ancient encampment that dates back 6,000 years--a find that could rewrite British prehistory.

Judge Rules 14-Year-Old's Execution a 'Travesty of Justice' in Case in the Jim Crow South The jury convicted him in 10 minutes after a three hour trial.

Lawsuit May Reshape Tourist Industry in History-Rich Savannah “You shouldn’t have to pass a test to be able to tell people where the best ice cream in Savannah is.”

Researchers Discover Gothic Cathedrals Blended Iron and Stone By using radiocarbon dating on the metal found in Gothic cathedrals, a team made up of specialists in various disciplines has found that iron was used to strengthen stone during the construction process.