Plus: London’s first daily newspaper, and Ronald Reagan’s ‘evil empire’ speech
The 1968 classic True Grit is much more than a morality tale
Plus: Religious wars in France, and abolishing the international slave trade
Lincoln’s Dilemma depicts our 16th president’s challenge of defeating slavery while trying to keep the Union together
Authors dive into the logic behind life-and-death World War II choices
The National Historical Park in Pennsylvania reopened just in time to celebrate George Washington’s birthday
Plus: The Met’s first exhibit, and the birth of a groundbreaking actor
Christians need to be both
Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon on forgiveness, preached after the end of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
Plus: the birth of a famous jeweler, and the first all-black, black-owned NBA team
