historian

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Emily Sneff, a historian, seeks to recover this moment in “When the Declaration of Independence Was News.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Presidents have often offered timelines to buy time with the public" during wars, said Thomas Patterson, a historian at the Harvard Kennedy School, "and almost all of them underestimate the time."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“No, Dunmore was calculating,” says London-based historian Olivette Otele.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"It lays out not just the types of dishes to be prepared, but also their weight and quality. These standards are still followed strictly," says historian Taqui.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

A historian who had lived at any time between 8500 B.C. and A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond