history

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"He never tired of talking about the group's history and its desire to spread 'peace, love and harmony' everywhere people had ears to listen."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Still others have charted terrible and turbulent periods of history, the most famous of these being the World War II writings of Anne Frank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But Kasamis takes inspiration from history: He read Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” in high school.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Colbert succeeded David Letterman, who was the original host of the “The Late Show” when it launched in 1993 and became the first successful late night show in CBS’s history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

We were to tiptoe through history like soldiers walking through a land-mine-riddled field where one misstep could cost you life and limb.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin