Retropolis http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/news/retropolis/ en-US hourly 1 <![CDATA[‘Greatest Generation’ survey on race, sex and combat during World War II runs counter to its wholesome image]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:00:42 EST <![CDATA[He was close by for three presidential assassinations. Including his dad’s.]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Civil War battlefield museum gets rare Union soldier’s ID tag]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:00:50 EST <![CDATA[The legacy of bell hooks — trailblazing scholar and activist — lives through her students]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:34:03 EST <![CDATA[100 years ago, the first Miss America pageant was as messy as today’s]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST <![CDATA[He thought the vice presidency was useless — until Woodrow Wilson had a stroke]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:00:50 EST <![CDATA[‘West Side Story,’ now in theaters, shocked Broadway audiences in 1957]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:03:38 EST <![CDATA[Deadliest tornado in U.S. history hit the Midwest nearly a century ago]]> Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:33:31 EST <![CDATA[First U.S. vaccine mandate in 1809 launched 200 years of court battles]]> Sun, 12 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Wright brothers vs. Smithsonian: the bitter feud over who invented the airplane]]> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:00:12 EST