History

The Explainer On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine exploded

By The Week UK Published 26 April 26

The Week Recommends Katherine Harvey’s fascinating history of health in the Middle Ages

By The Week UK Published 23 April 26

The Explainer The US and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been at each other’s throats for nearly half a century

By The Week UK Published 8 March 26

Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 25 February 26

In depth What led to the overthrow of the Shah and are there parallels between then and now?

By The Week UK Last updated 10 February 26

Donald Trump’s 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America

By The Week UK Published 8 February 26

In The Spotlight Inspired by the example of 19th century abolitionists, 15-year-old Colvin refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus

By The Week UK Published 24 January 26

The Explainer Donald Trump has taken a 19th century US foreign policy and turbocharged it

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 8 January 26

In Depth American interest in acquiring Greenland is rooted in decades of military and economic strategy

By Mark Wood Published 7 January 26

The Explainer The prospect of deep space travel is reigniting interest in the possibility of human hibernation

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 6 January 26

Feature Americans’ love of holiday decorations has turned Christmas from a humble affair to a sparkly spectacle.

By The Week US Published 23 December 25

Under The Radar Ancient societies in southern China pegged coffins into high cliffsides in burial ritual linked to good fortune

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 9 December 25