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This is how far we've come on gay issues in 50 years 50 years ago a tape recording caught LBJ and J. Edgar Hoover discussing the possibility a cabinet secretary was gay.

Paying the price of war: Britain makes good on historic debts Debts from bonds issued in 1927 by Winston Churchill going back to the South Sea Bubble, Napoleonic and Crimean wars.

Museum of Jewish history opens in Poland The presidents of Poland and Israel on Tuesday joined Holocaust survivors for the formal opening of a multimedia museum that tells the 1,000-year history of Jewish life in Poland.

He helped write the Bill of Rights. Now his slave quarters will be renovated. The repairs will be paid for by a donation of $10,000,000 to the home of James Madison.

Town Makes the Horrifying Discovery That It's Built Out of Jewish Tombstones More than 450 Jewish gravestones have been discovered in the foundations of houses that have been demolished to make way for a new supermarket.

New book claims these are the 10 greatest changes of the last 1,000 years Historian Ian Mortimer identifies the 10 leading drivers of change.

Gate at Dachau Concentration Camp With Nazi Slogan Is Stolen A heavy metal gate bearing the Nazis’ infamous concentration camp slogan, “Arbeit Macht Frei,” (Work Sets You Free), was stolen under cover of darkness on the weekend from the memorial site at the old Nazi camp of Dachau.

Rationing in World War 2 increased intelligence of Britons Digging for victory in World War 2 improved the health and brain power of Britons, the University of Aberdeen found.

Pharaoh Thutmosis-era temple found by accident in Egypt A 3,400-year-old underwater temple from the time of Pharaoh Thutmosis III, one of Egypt’s greatest warrior kings, has been uncovered near Cairo.

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Economist disputes Niall Ferguson's claim that the Fed is to blame for the stock market’s volatility "Ferguson’s use of ShadowStats, along with his questionable claims about Oct. 15, suggest that his reasoning starts with a conclusion -- that QE is bad -- and grabs hold of any available justification to support this conclusion."

Hero Marine Dad Will Unleash Hell Itself If Daughter’s World History Class Says Muslims Are Real Mr. Wood, who was a corporal in the Marine Corps, told the paper Monday “that he did not wish for his daughter, a junior at La Plata, to learn the Islamic religion, a faith he does ‘not believe in.’”

Historians Against the War joins peace activists in pressing Congress to support a diplomatic solution to conflict with Iran over nukes Historians Against the War was among 38 organizations signing-on to a letter to Congress, opposing efforts by some members of Congress to effectively sabotage peaceful negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

Despite new hires, Yale history department retains vacancies History professors interviewed said vacancies in their department were the consequence of decreased hiring after the 2008 recession.

African-American Professor: Reagan Did More To Help Black Education Than Obama A former history and African Studies professor at historically black Delaware State University blames President Obama for undermining the education of black students.

Turning West, Historians Take a Wider View of Early America "American history does not begin when Europeans and Africans arrive."

History channel to launch online course for college credit The 16-week course will be offered during the upcoming spring semester, officially beginning Jan. 12, providing a way for college students to earn three transferable credits, or for the lifelong learner.

33.3 million viewers tuned in for 'The Roosevelts' documentary series "We appreciate greatly the response we've received and thank everyone who shared their thoughts with us," says filmmaker Ken Burns.

Eric Foner debunks Underground Railroad myth In January Foner’s latest book will be published: “Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad.”

Juan Cole claims the Arab Spring is still promising. Doubters say he’s naive. His new book already seems out of date.

An editor remembers what it was like to work with Studs Terkel Studs Terkel, who put oral history on the American map with one spectacular book after another, was a small man who had a knack for making everyone around him feel larger than life.