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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens in Montgomery, Ala., this week and is devoted to the victims of lynching. It reflects on the nation's history of racial terror, from slavery to the more than 4,000 African-Americans lynched between 1877 and 1950.

Aline Ohanesian's debut novel attempts to make sense of the events of 100 years ago, when the Ottoman Empire began forcing Armenians out of their homes in Turkey, leaving more than a million dead.

Lebanon may not seem like an obvious vacation destination with its history of civil war, kidnappings and Israeli invasions, but that's history. (This piece initially aired on Aug. 30, 2017 on ATC).

Poet and author Kevin Coval talks about his new book of poems, A People's History of Chicago. The book tells the stories of the city's marginalized communities.

Crater Lake is pretty and placid now, but it was born of violence: the eruption of what we call Mount Mazama. People lived in the region back then, and…

Steve Silberman talks about how Nazi extermination plans and a discredited scientific paper about childhood vaccines shaped our current understanding of autism. Originally broadcast Sept. 2, 2015.

Filmmaker Susan Glatzer and swing dance legend Norma Miller discuss the new documentary Alive and Kicking. The film chronicles the birth, decline and renewal of American swing dancing.

John Hinckley Jr. is being released from prison 35 years after he attempted to kill Ronald Reagan. He is one of several who aimed at a president and missed.

Ted Gioia spent many years writing a trilogy of books about music. That's probably okay by him… after all, the history of music took eons to make. Gioia…