Famous for his books about the founders, Gordon S. Wood’s true legacy may have been about showing how futile their efforts ...

A coin featuring the likeness of President Trump doesn’t have many precedents in American history. The ancient Roman ...

A historian stumbles upon an article that provides a fascinating glimpse into how the world thought about witchcraft and sex in 1963.

Jordan Sand is a professor of Japanese history at Georgetown University. He writes widely on topics in the social and cultural history of Japan and the Asia-Pacific. His most recent book is A History ...

Hardly anyone uses the term genius to describe a historian. The traditional attributes of genius —­ usually considered to be some combination of raw talent, vast intelligence, or an innate gift — do ...

Anna Snyder is a public historian and student at Georgetown University Law Center. Stairwell looking down at U.S. Supreme Court, early 20th century. Photograph by Theodor Horydczak. [Library of ...