‘Dean of American Historians’: Ken Burns on William E. Leuchtenburg
Ken Burns was in his studio working on the final edits of a forthcoming documentary film series on the American Revolution when he learned on Tuesday that the historian William…
William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, a historian whose books cemented the place of Franklin D. Roosevelt among the greatest American presidents, died on Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill, NC. He…
Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s Renaming Plan.
President Donald J. Trump’s plan to return Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, to its earlier name, Mount McKinley, has run into opposition from Alaska lawmakers.…
US trades Taliban prisoner for American detainees Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty
Khan Mohammad was a member of the Taliban taken captive in Afghanistan during the US’s military engagement. He was jailed in 2008, external. Joe Biden commuted his sentence just before…
Claire van Kampen, 71, Playwright and Arranger of Early Music World, Dies
Claire van Kampen, who created authentic musical worlds for period works starring her husband, Mark Rylance, including Shakespearean plays and the TV show “Wolf Hall,” and who, late in her…