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Politics

Famous summits from U.S. presidential history

Portugal Golden Visa: Approvals down, family permits up in 2024

Panoramic view of the capital of Madeira island Funchal, Portugal.

Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance

Zion Harris, center, rehearses for Jeté, a monthly dance showcase at Heart WeHo in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, on on September 19, 2024.

State mottos, translated: What your state’s official motto really means

Welcome sign for New Hampshire.

With rental registries, cities try to track housing and hold bad actors accountable

A sign in foreground lists a home for rent in Maryland with tall brick home in the background. Municipal rental registries are gaining attention as cities try to get a handle on who owns rental properties and where, both to better understand their housing landscape and to ensure rentals are safe for tenants.

History

A brief history of the US draft

Eighteen- and 19-year-old men take their oath upon entering the receiving center at Camp Upton.

History

A brief history of the Cold War

The first Russian atomic bomb test in 1949.

History

Data: 2023 housing market

A photo of a home with a for sale sign in the front yard.

History

Places to celebrate Women's History Month

History

Who actually invented the lightbulb—and the illuminating history of modern lighting

Thomas Edison at the lightbulb's golden jubilee anniversary.

History

20 photos of shipwrecks from WWI and WWII

A group of divers explore a sunken shipwreck in the blue, Mediterranean sea at Naxos island, Greece

History

The deadliest accidental explosions ever recorded

A view taken July 12, 2000 shows the scene of the blaze in which more than 250 people died this week while villagers risked their lives scooping fuel from a vandalized pipeline in Ovive Court in Warri, Nigeria.

History

States with the biggest Native American populations

Indigenous person dances during the inter tribal dance at the 103rd Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Pow Wow in Mashpee, Massachusetts on July 5, 2024.

History

50 essential civil rights speeches

Civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a speech at UC Berkeley in California on May 17, 1967.

History

Major civil rights moments in every state