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Today in history—and how The Nation covered it.

February 27, 2008: ‘National Review’ Editor William F. Buckley Dies

February 27, 2008: ‘National Review’ Editor William F. Buckley Dies February 27, 2008: ‘National Review’ Editor William F. Buckley Dies

In one of the great hatchet jobs of Nation history, Robert Sherrill argued that even in the prime of his clipboard-enabled antics, Buckley was already “quite dead.”

Feb 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 26, 1919: The Grand Canyon Becomes a National Park

February 26, 1919: The Grand Canyon Becomes a National Park February 26, 1919: The Grand Canyon Becomes a National Park

A Nation correspondent traveled to the canyon in 1893 and told readers back East what he saw.

Feb 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 25, 1956: Khrushchev Denounces the Stalinist ‘Personality Cult’

February 25, 1956: Khrushchev Denounces the Stalinist ‘Personality Cult’ February 25, 1956: Khrushchev Denounces the Stalinist ‘Personality Cult’

The fear-besotted US was “in danger once again” The Nation warned, “of being left alone at the station as Lenin’s locomotive of history goes racing toward t...

Feb 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 24, 1946: Juan Peron Is Elected President of Argentina

February 24, 1946: Juan Peron Is Elected President of Argentina February 24, 1946: Juan Peron Is Elected President of Argentina

The Nation wrote about the “South American Hitler” who was “providing safe haven for a band of international bankers, munitions makers, cartel directors, and war-mongers.”

Feb 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 23, 1821: John Keats Dies

February 23, 1821: John Keats Dies February 23, 1821: John Keats Dies

Mark Van Doren wrote 100 years later about the poet's "plunges and dips and quivers of syntax."

Feb 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 22, 1732: George Washington Is Born

February 22, 1732: George Washington Is Born February 22, 1732: George Washington Is Born

Recalling “the small and cheerful world” into which Washington was born… well, maybe if you were rich, male and white.

Feb 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 21, 1972: Nixon Goes to China

February 21, 1972: Nixon Goes to China February 21, 1972: Nixon Goes to China

The Nation had a few questions about Nixon’s change of mind: Why, how and when?

Feb 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 19, 1942: FDR Orders the Internment of the Japanese

February 19, 1942: FDR Orders the Internment of the Japanese February 19, 1942: FDR Orders the Internment of the Japanese

The Nation applauded the government’s “commendable energy and realism.” Eek!

Feb 19, 2015 / The Almanac and Richard Kreitner

February 18, 1885: ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ Is Published in the United States

February 18, 1885: ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ Is Published in the United States February 18, 1885: ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ Is Published in the United States

A Nation appreciation of this “tour de force of sustained impersonation.”

Feb 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

February 17, 1913: The Armory Show Opens in New York

February 17, 1913: The Armory Show Opens in New York February 17, 1913: The Armory Show Opens in New York

“Art is at the brink either of genuine revolution," The Nation’s critic observed, "or, as we believe, of a monstrous aberration.”

Feb 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

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