Historians don’t just study history. We construct it. We puzzle pieces into meanings. Aided by our instincts and experiences, as well as by our research, we make sense of...
In 1920, as Americans were preparing to choose their next president, the country — just out of World War I — was still reeling from a flu pandemic that killed nearly 700,000...
Those Americans who believe that the Democrats are their best hope for thwarting the rise of authoritarianism must confront a basic question: Given that President Trump...
India became independent on August 15, 1947, or did it? Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous speech, ‘tryst with destiny’ delivered on the midnight of August 15, is remembered as the...
On August 5th, Essie Lucky-Barros, our Undergraduate Registrar, celebrated 35 years of service at Yale University. This milestone will officially be celebrated at Yale...
Stephen Pitti, Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM), interviews Matthew Frye Jacobson, William Robertson Coe...
Nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas, much of the world was already connected via trade, exploration, and cultural exchange. In fact, one...
