Connect your Digital Journal account with Facebook to use this feature.

Connect

Gene discovery may lead to non-hormonal male birth control pill

Ex-priest accused of child sex abuse gets job with TSA

Airplane door plummets onto Florida golf course

325508,325522,325518

Arts Auto Business Crime Entertainment Environment Food Health Internet Lifestyle Odd News Politics Religion Science Sports Technology Travel World

Historian News

Commemorating the War of 1812 — Why remembering is important Special

It is called "the Forgotten War." With the coming bicentennial anniversary of the War of 1812, the federal government's commitment to reviving interest in the event is seen as a positive move – for both Canadians and Americans.

Digital Journal Report by Katie Ryalen - 5 comments

Interview With Historian about the ‘Dracula House’ Special

The Hungarian historian who was reported to have ‘discovered’ a house belonging to the real “Dracula,” says the claims were inaccurate. Dr Tamás Fedeles says the cellar can indeed be linked to Wallachian Duke Vlad III, but not with any certainty.

Digital Journal Report by Christopher Szabo - 4 comments

Ukraine Grants Hungarian Holodomor Historian High Award

A Hungarian historian has been awarded a high state honour by Ukraine for his research into the Holodomor, the great Ukrainian famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932-33.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo

Op-Ed: Do Hitler Parallels by Noted Historian Predict Future Woes?

Since the Presidential election folks have commented on the growth in extremism. This may have to do with election strife or compounding of divisions after the 9/11 attacks. For me it is what Trevor Roper said 40 years ago that worries me now.

In the Media by Carol Forsloff - 5 comments

Aurthur Schlesinger Jr., Historian passes away at 89

Aurthur Schlesinger Jr. was a U.S. historian and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

In the Media by Catfan81

apis-175800 apis-127886 apis-122469 apis-115812

Set up a news alert for

Historian

Historian Headlines

VIDEO: Dickens characters traced by historian

There's new evidence that Dickens lived much closer to some of the characters in his novels than previously thought.

Schama scolds Downton 'snobbery'

Historian Simon Schama accuses hit ITV drama Downton Abbey of "cultural necrophilia" and pours scorn on its historical accuracy.

Persians 'did perish in tsunami'

German geologists find evidence that a tsunami recorded by the ancient historian Herodotus did indeed save a Greek village from Persian invaders.

BBC names 2012 Reith Lecturer

The renowned British economic historian Niall Ferguson is to present the BBC's 2012 Reith Lectures, in a series titled 'The Rule of Law and its Enemies'.

AUDIO: How Peter Ackroyd hid his sexuality

Writer and historian Peter Ackroyd has explained why he decided to conceal his homosexuality from his family.