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The History Behind Pope Leo XIV's Name

By William S. Cossen / Made by History

The Devastating History of Baby Relinquishment

By Kristen Martin / Made by History

What St. Augustine Can Teach us About Pope Leo

By Catherine Conybeare / Made by History

When Policymakers Ignore Economists' Warnings

By Richard S. Grossman / Made by History
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The History of the U.S. Backing White South Africans

The recent welcoming of Afrikaner refugees can be understood as the latest chapter in a history of U.S. support for white South Africans.

By Joel Cabrita / Made by History

How Trump is Trying to Redefine Human Rights

Upending decades of precedence, the Trump Administration will exclude key information from the State Department's reports on human rights.

By Debbie Sharnak / Made by History

The History of Government Influence Over Universities

On March 27, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which aims to root out the “corrosive ideology” that casts American history in a “negative” light. Critics...

By Jeffrey Rosario / Made by History

The Forgotten Story of the Expatriation Act

The 1907 Expatriation Act made it impossible for some women born in the U.S. to vote and set back the cause of full citizenship for women.

By Rachel Michelle Gunter / Made by History

The History of International Adoption

A new report from South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Committee finds human rights violations in the international adoptions that have taken place since the Korean War.

By Arissa H. Oh / Made by History

How Iran-Contra Impacts Politics Today

The Iran-Contra affair exposed how government officials can ignore democratic norms and practices. 

By Alan McPherson / Made by History

How Reagan's USAID Reforms Compared to Trump's

The road to the elimination of USAID was paved with decades-long efforts to "fix" the foreign aid program.

By Christian Ruth / Made by History

Papal Conclaves Have Drawn the Attention of Spies

In the past, intelligence agencies have gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be.

By Yvonnick Denoël / Made by History

The Historic Dangers of Slashing Medicaid Funding

Medicaid has always been fiercely contested political terrain, and past cuts have had disastrous human costs.

By Ben Zdencanovic / Made by History

Who Could Be the Next Pope?

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

By Aryn Baker

2025 Met Gala Spotlights Black Men's Fashion

Both the Costume Institute exhibit and the Met Gala dress code arouse historical conversations about the optics of Black masculinity.

By Camille Davis / Made by History

The Most Shocking Moments in Netflix's Vietnam War Doc

Over five episodes, the docu-series examines horrifying moments in the Vietnam War and how its consequences are still felt today

By Olivia B. Waxman

How We Oversimplified the History of Vietnam

Popular memory of the war in both the U.S. and Vietnam tends to cast the fall of Saigon as inevitable. But this oversimplifies the history.

By Andrew Bellisari / Made by History

The History Behind the 2025 Met Gala Theme

The 2025 Met Gala theme honors Black Dandyism. Here's what to know about the history behind the style

By Olivia B. Waxman

How TIME Has Covered the 50 Years Since the Vietnam War

Here’s a look back at some of the most important covers and stories over the last half century since the end of the war.

By Miranda Jeyaretnam

How We Remember the Vietnam War

Veterans' stories remind us of the prolonged impact the Vietnam War has had on U.S. political culture.

By Emilie Raymond / Made by History
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