The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

by Tom Clavin To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on June 28, 1919, author Tom Clavin shares with The History Reader the story of the Red Baron and other early flyboys whose dangerous missions helped bring WWI to an end. Photograph of...

Hot History Reads: July 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing in July 2025. People Who Eat Darkness Now with a new afterword. Lucie Blackman—tall, blond, twenty-one years old—stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of...

This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

by Jack Kelly In honor of Anne Royall’s birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares with The History Reader her story as one of the pioneering female journalists in American history who was indicted for being a “common scold.”  In the summer of 1829, one of the...
End of an Era

End of an Era

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Throne of Grace

Throne of Grace

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The Wreck of USS Monitor

The Wreck of USS Monitor

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Call for Papers: Histories of Sport

In anticipation of the upcoming 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Process invites proposals and submissions for an upcoming series on the histories of sport in the United States. We are open to a wide range of topics and approaches. This could include pieces about sports...

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Friday Highlights at OAH 2024

Day two of the 2024 Annual Meeting for the Organization of American Historians brought sunny weather and another slate of great panels, presentations, and events. Participants ventured out into the beautiful French Quarter to explore local history and take advantage...

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Thursday Highlights at OAH 2024

The 2024 Annual Meeting for the Organization of American Historians opened Thursday. Attendees braved storms and flood warnings to arrive at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans, located in the historic French Quarter on Canal Street. We are lucky enough to be here...

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The Hidden U.S. Experiments in Guatemala

This piece is part of Process‘s series on U.S. intervention in Latin America. If you are interested in submitting a piece on the United States in Latin America, see our CFP here and our submission guidelines here. Content Warning: This article discusses medical...

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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit

America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit

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Feathered Fighters

Feathered Fighters

by Tom Clavin 67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that couldn’t have been much of a big deal. But it was. Also known as the Signal Pigeon Corps, it was a unit of the U.S. Army during World Wars I and II. Its assignment was the training...

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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month

7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month

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2024 JAH Women’s History Index

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are pleased to reissue the JAH Women’s History Index. First published in 2020, the index includes every article of women’s history printed in this journal since its inception as the Mississippi Valley Historical Review more...

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Good with a Gun

Good with a Gun

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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities

When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities

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