History in Five

Getting politically involved is so important. It doesn’t matter your background, political views, where you live, etc. Your voice must be heard. Amanda Litman shares easy ways to get involved.

Don’t let anything stop you. Lead and show people that your community deserves to be represented. Amanda Litman shares how.

Do you march for a cause? Your contribution doesn’t have to end there. Amanda Litman shares helpful insight on how to run for something.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the first thing about running for office, or never even imagined you would. That’s what this book is for.

On this day -- August 27, 1928 – The leaders of the Great Nations assembled in Paris to outlaw war.

Professors Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro discuss how an overlooked 1928 treaty made war illegal for the first time in the history of the world, and was among the most transformative events in modern history.

Journalist and aspiring “speedcuber” Ian Scheffler attempts to break into the international phenomenon of speedsolving the Rubik’s Cube and explores the Cube’s rise to iconic status. CRACKING THE CUBE is now out in paperback!

Journalist and aspiring “speedcuber” Ian Scheffler attempts to break into the international phenomenon of speedsolving the Rubik’s Cube and explores the Cube’s rise to iconic status. CRACKING THE CUBE is now out in paperback!

Albert Einstein forever changed our understanding of the world around us and how he interact it, but his personal story is just as compelling as his historic findings. For more, check out Walter Isaacson's definitive biography EINSTEIN: HIS LIFE AND UNIVERSE.

On this day -- June 6, 1944 -- Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy and changed the course of World War II.