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HNN Turned 20 This Month! Revisit the First Edition

by HNN Staff

HNN turned 20 this month! Help us celebrate by checking out our inaugural issue through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. 

What everyone should know about Reconstruction 150 years after the 15th Amendment’s ratification

by Tiffany Mitchell Patterson

Here are some suggestions for educators and others interested in learning more about that time period.

Marking The Day The House Voted For Women's Suffrage

NPR's Cokie Roberts answers questions about women's voting rights and history. 

How Hollywood has been fooled by Robert F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theorists

by Mel Ayton

Sirhan Sirhan is guilty. 

After 54 years, the fight for voting rights in Selma is ongoing, organizers say

A Supreme Court decision in 2013, Shelby County v. Holder, rendered much of the Voting Rights Act ineffective. 

Why the Seattle General Strike of 1919 should inspire a new generation of labor activists

by Steven C. Beda

Remembering the 1919 Seattle General Strike on its 100th anniversary.

Reflections on Jackie Robinson's Legacy on His 100th Birthday

Through images and personal essays by longtime New York Times writers, a vivid look at the man who made baseball truly American.

How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line

by Chris Lamb

"She had to live through the death threats, endure the vile screams of the fans and watch her husband get knocked down by pitch after pitch. … She was beautiful and wise and replenished his strength and courage.”

Bold Experimenter FDR Was Born 137 Years Ago

by Joseph A. Esposito

Unquestionably, Roosevelt is the most consequential American president since Abraham Lincoln.

Ahead of its 100th anniversary, revisiting the Seattle General Strike and the city’s long legacy of organized labor

The Seattle General Strike lasted six days, with not a single shot fired nor a single striker arrested.

Yesterday was the 100th Anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's Death. Here's How His Legacy Still Shapes the United States Today.

by Ronald L. Feinman

From national parks to corporate regulation, Teddy's ideas surround us.