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Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics October 6, 2025

History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

by Douglas M. Charles, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal…

The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Immigration September 26, 2025

ICE officials, attorneys for Mario Guevara spar over the Georgia journalist’s immigration history

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 23, 2025 Lawyers for Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara and his family are asking…

Justice September 24, 2025

Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover

by Betty Medsger, San Francisco State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies….

History September 21, 2025

Marietta History Center to Host Tombstone Cleaning Workshop Oct. 25

The Marietta History Center is bringing back its popular tombstone cleaning workshop this fall, offering locals a hands-on opportunity to help preserve the city’s rich historical legacy. Scheduled for Saturday,…

Drawing of a row of four gunshot holes in a surface

Government & Politics September 15, 2025

Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence

by Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at…

Chattahoochee RiverLands September 12, 2025

Don’t bury the lede: an episode from Chattahoochee River history

[This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, often with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia…

Photo from 1914 newspaper with group of Atlanta boosters meeting in Chattanooga about Dixie Highway project

History August 28, 2025

The automobile in Cobb County: The history of the Dixie Highway

[This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia as…

A color drawing of a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables

Immigration August 25, 2025

‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers reflect a long history of how farming has been idealized and practiced in America

by Doug Sackman, University of Puget Sound, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has not spared the U.S. agricultural industry,…

silhouette of a man swinging a golf club

History August 24, 2025

Aviation History & Technology Center to hold golf tournament fundraiser

The Aviation History & Technology Center submitted the following announcement about its golf tournament fundraiser: The AHTC, an aviation museum which is open to the public and located just off…

Powder Springs August 17, 2025

Powder Springs History: a 1907 train wreck

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically update and republish, first published in the Courier in May of 2024] Trains played a very important part in Cobb County’s history,…

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Pets and Pet Adoption October 16, 2025

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