historians

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This year we commemorate a war that might be remembered only by historians had Washington not won it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Keen-eyed fashion historians noticed that the late British singer and actor Jane Birkin caused a stir by wearing an almost identical dress to a Paris gala in 1969 with her then-partner Serge Gainsbourg.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“If there are historians in the future, they’ll look back at Starship and say it was one of the most profound things that ever happened,” Musk said in a podcast interview last December.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Art historians say the approach reflects a broader shift in how European museums handle contested collections: less as settled heritage, and more as ongoing historical record.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Many historians argue that American racism—the belief in white racial superiority—did not exist until it grew out of slavery.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis