Day before infamy: December 6, 1941. We all know what happened the morning after. What was Saturday, December 6, 1941 like?
Why the COP28 climate change talks are a farce, a fraud and an insult. On Dec. 12, when UN Secretary-General Guterres reports yet another dismal failure to deal with the climate crisis, just laugh at him. He doesn't get it.
Behind the scenes: Watergate, a Geographic History. My newest video examines the geographic dimensions of America's foremost political scandal.
The JFK Assassination at 60, and the poisoning of history. Holding out for facts rather than conspiracy fantasy is an increasingly lonely vocation, but it's part of my job.
Historic Painting: “The First Thanksgiving” by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 1914. This view of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 is very far from accurate, but it's extremely American.
Smoke on the water: The Yarmouth Castle disaster. The 1965 disaster that claimed 90 lives is obscure in history books, but alive in memories of people touched by it.