In 1977, a 12-year-old invented record scratching and changed hip-hop forever
Dusty Henry of KEXP's 50 Years of Hip Hop podcast explores a groundbreaking innovation by 12-year-old Theodore Livingston, aka Grand Wizzard Theodore.
History
Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it
"That action saved an important part of American history tonight," Atlanta's police chief told media gathered at the scene late Thursday.
Centenarian Pearl Harbor survivors return to honor those who were killed 82 years ago
Five survivors returned to Pearl Harbor 82 years later on the anniversary of the attack to remember the more than 2,300 servicemen killed in the assault that propelled the U.S. into World War II.
A foundation has doubled their $250 million pledge to diversify monuments in the U.S.
An initiative from the Mellon Foundation dedicated to creating monuments that tell diverse stories recently pledged to double its funding for the project.
More than 100 Gaza heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks
The nonprofit group Heritage for Peace's preliminary findings show 104 historic religious buildings, museums and archaeological sites have been destroyed or damaged.
The legacy of Henry Kissinger
NPR's Throughline podcast team speaks with Jeremi Suri, the author of Henry Kissinger and the American Century.
Wolves are returning to Colorado. But is it too crowded for them to thrive?
Colorado's booming urban population flipped the state from red to blue, allowing a referendum on reintroducing wolves to pass. But that growing population now may be too big for them to thrive.
Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies
Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice.
Rachel Maddow uncovers a WWII-era plot against the U.S. government
In her book, Prequel, Maddow describes ultra-right plots to overthrow the government in the days leading up to WWII — a subject she covered in her podcast Ultra. Originally broadcast Dec. 15, 2022.
The dark side of Henry Kissinger's legacy: secret bombings during Vietnam War
The late Henry Kissinger's legacy must include his support for the secret bombings across Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bo Thao-Urabe, whose family fled Laos.