Politics

Nothing quite captures the attention of the media like politics. Some of history’s most important figures, for good and bad, are chronicled in our collection of blog posts looking at politics in the papers.

A Decade in History: Important Events of the 1970s

Last updated on 13th July 2021

Construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961: Through The Papers

Last updated on 10th June 2021

The New York Times Pentagon Papers

Last updated on 26th May 2021

President Kennedy “Man on the Moon” Speech: Through The Papers

Last updated on 25th May 2021

Vietnam War Protest, Washington DC, 1971: Through The Papers

Last updated on 20th April 2021

The Civil Rights Act of 1960

Last updated on 18th August 2021

Remembering Sylvia Pankhurst: Accomplishments and Legacy

Last updated on 4th November 2020

Booker T Washington’s Accomplishments and Legacy

Last updated on 10th December 2020

The Roaring Twenties in America

Last updated on 18th November 2020

Lady Astor: The First Woman in Parliament