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History News Network

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

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About History News Network (HNN)

History News Network (HNN) was created in June 2001. It is the only website on the Internet wholly devoted to the task of putting events in the news into historical perspective every day. The site is updated daily in response to breaking news.

HNN is primarily funded by George Mason University.

The website features articles by historians on both the left and the right. HNN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. More than 11,000 readers subscribe to our weekly newsletter. The site attracts nearly 300,000 unique visitors every month.