Hiroshima Day message: Abolish nuclear weapons, build lasting world peace
"Is it not time to honor the spirit of Hiroshima and clear the path toward a world free from that "absolute evil"? Is it not time to unify and manifest our passion in action?"
This week in history: Sesquicentennial of African-American explorer Matthew Henson
An explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
Another tragic anniversary this week: July 20, 1944 in Germany
This date marked an attempt to kill Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich. That too should be remembered.
Tragic anniversaries with lessons for today
We in the United States should learn from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.
This week in history: Peoples’ Olympiad protests Berlin Olympics of 1936
Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and communist parties and left-wing groups.
This week in history: Argentina independence bicentennial
July 9, 1816 marks the declaration of Argentine independence by the Congress of San Miguel de Tucumán, a city in the northwest of the country.
More than tacos and tequila: The anti-imperialist history of Cinco de Mayo
With all the fake mustaches and sombreros, it might be easy to forget Cinco de Mayo commemorates an 1862 Mexican victory over French invaders.
From the 1945 People’s World archives: Remembering the Holocaust
Milton Howard, a correspondent for the Daily Worker, saw Hitler's death camps. For Holocaust Remembrance Day, we re-publish his account.
The Vietnam War and Agent Orange are millennials’ problem too
Money alone won't reverse the human and ecological casualties Agent Orange has dealt, but financial reparations would be a step in dealing with a dark part of history.
This week in history: Puerto Rican independentista José de Diego born
Diego was a statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain and from the United States.
