History

Outline of the map of Iran with an Irani flag superimposed on it

International April 17, 2026

US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare

by Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With U.S. bombs raining down on Iran and Tehran’s…

Opinion April 8, 2026

Remembering Georgia’s Confederate Past

By David B. Parker, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University It’s April! Which means that it’s Confederate History and Heritage Month in Georgia. In 2009, the Georgia General Assembly…

Community, History March 23, 2026

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…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

History March 22, 2026

Belmont Farm fueled Smyrna’s growth, 1911 newspaper shows

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

Community, History December 26, 2025

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

Smyrna November 3, 2025

1911 — when Smyrna was one of Georgia’s poultry centers

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics October 7, 2025

Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK and elsewhere, they just aren’t baked into the process

by Garret Martin, American University School of International Service, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When it comes to shutdowns, the U.S. is very much an…

Smyrna September 12, 2025

1911 — when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

Chattahoochee RiverLands September 12, 2025

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

An image of an ad for the Powder Springs Hotel from an early 19th century newspaper. The text of the ad is in the accompanying article

Powder Springs September 2, 2025

Powder Springs was incorporated not just one time: but three times

By Larry Felton Johnson The cliche “you learn something new every day” applies doubly to me, because I spend a little time every day just trying to learn new facts…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes April 19, 2026