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Pequot Point Beach and New London Harbor

OP-ED | What’s In Two Names? Reclaiming the Thames for the Pequots

by Susan Bigelow January 24, 2023, 4:45 amJanuary 23, 2023, 9:36 pm

Opinion writer Susan Bigelow says changing the name of the Thames River to the Pequot River is a great idea. Read why here.

A Pearl Harbor tribute illustration

Editorial Cartoons

Remembering December 7, 1941

by Dave Granlund, Editorial Cartoonist December 7, 2022, 4:30 amDecember 12, 2022, 12:56 am

Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941

A Timeline of WWII, One of the Most Devastating Conflicts in World History

by Elizabeth Jackson for Stacker December 6, 2022, 4:30 amDecember 6, 2022, 11:41 pm

Chicago Tribune editorial cartoon from Nov. 4, 1891, edition

OP-ED | Worried About Election Chaos Next Week? We’ve Been There Before.

by Jennifer Just November 7, 2022, 1:55 pmNovember 7, 2022, 3:54 pm

Historical marker in Gallipolis, Ohio

OP-ED | Where Are The Indigenous History Markers And Statues?

by Anthony Cherolis September 30, 2022, 2:00 pmSeptember 30, 2022, 4:40 pm

Beautiful fall views of New Haven and Yale University from the summit of East Rock Park.

OP-ED | The Topsy-turvy Politics Of An Election Year

by Jamil Ragland September 22, 2022, 4:45 amSeptember 21, 2022, 6:06 pm

Rioters clash with police during the insurrection in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

OP-ED | What Happens When There Are No Consequences?

by Jamil Ragland August 25, 2022, 4:45 amAugust 24, 2022, 3:50 pm

Amelia Earhart: The Life Story You May Not Know

by Stacker and Abby Monteil June 26, 2022, 8:00 amJune 25, 2022, 5:36 pm

The cover of the Student Documentary Showase, part of the National History Day festivities at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

A Dozen Connecticut Students Win at 2022 National History Day Awards

by Julie Martin Banks June 21, 2022, 11:15 amJune 21, 2022, 2:39 pm