The Starr Report vs. the Mueller Report

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SUBSCRIBE to TIME Magazine March 28, 2019 By Lily Rothman This week has marked an odd moment in American politics: special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election is done, but whether and when the public will see the whole thing remains a mystery. That's a marked contrast from recent history. As TIME's Olivia B. Waxman noted this week, the Starr Report was not only made public, but broke the Internet and became a bestselling book. So if the Starr Report on Bill Clinton was released in full, why isn't the same outcome certain for the Mueller Report? One reason is that the law has changed since then. Click here to read how. Here's more of the history that made news this week: HISTORY ON TIME.COM What to Know About Presidents Who've Been Impeached It's only happened to two — but neither were removed from office. Here's why History's Lessons for the Next Phase of the Mueller Investigation As the world waits to see what happens with the Mueller report, American history offers parallels for a few possible futures How John and Yoko Came Up With the Idea of a Bed-In After John Lennon and Yoko Ono wed in 1969, they used their honeymoon to raise awareness of an issue much bigger than themselves: world peace What to Know About the Origins of Fascism's Brutal Ideology A historian of fascism answers questions about the early history of one of the 20th century's cruelest ideas An Old Debate Over Discrimination Against LGBT Americans Lawmakers recently introduced a sweeping anti-discrimination bill. They've been trying to pass a version of the measure since the 1970s FROM THE TIME VAULT Today in 1938: Bette Davis “Spunk, a capacity, if not a liking, for hard & thankless jobs, a willingness to play roles that would send most Hollywood beauties protesting to their agents, have given Bette Davis her present eminence. ‘I'm no Pollyanna,’ she says truthfully, ‘I like to play gutty girls and attractive wenches.’ There was a time, however, when she wanted to play Alice in Wonderland. ‘I’d be wonderful,’ said she, ‘with my popeyes and long neck.’ In her often-told life story, biographers have enjoyed tracing her flair for the theatrical back to the Lowell, Mass, child who at four snipped off her younger sister Barbara's pretty curls; who at eight hated dolls, romped naked in snowdrifts; who at ten, terribly burned in a Christmas tree blaze, played blind for the exquisite drama of the moment.” (March 28, 1938) Read the full story Today in 1955: The New Computers “The brain was the newest electronic calculator, developed by International Business Machines Corp. and installed in Monsanto Chemical Co.'s St. Louis headquarters. To IBM, it was the ‘Model 702 Electronic Data Processing Machine.’ To Monsanto and awed visitors, it was simply ‘the giant brain.’ Seated at its control console, a man has at his command the computing ability of 25,000 trained mathematicians.” (March 28, 1955) Read the full story This Week in 1960: Jacques Cousteau “As any skindiver will readily admit, his sport is almost the singlehanded creation of a lean (6 ft., 154 Ibs.). visionary Frenchman named Jacques-Yves Cousteau. He is, all in one, its pioneer, foremost promoter, prophet, and poet. As the developer of the Aqua-Lung, he set divers free to roam in the kingdom of the fish. With his book The Silent World (1953) he became diving's foremost philosopher. The prizewinning film made from the book opened the world's eyes to the magic world under the sea, sent both scientists and pleasure seekers hustling for masks and fins to see for themselves.” (March 28, 1960) Read the full story HIGHLIGHTS FROM AROUND THE WEB Brutal Images Jennifer Schuessler at the New York Times reports on a case raising deep questions about who profits from history: if an enslaved man or woman cannot give true consent to be photographed, should the rights to pictures of them revert to their descendants? Behind the Scenes This fascinating report from Randee Dawn for Variety reveals how the popularity of period dramas on TV is having a ripple effect in the field of history, as demand for historical consultants soars. Saved The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has some good news: the valuable holdings of a local rare manuscript library, Christine Byers report, escaped damage during a major fire this week. Told You So At Ars Technica, Jennifer Ouellette explains how a newly found shipwreck site vindicates a long-doubted account recorded thousands of years ago by none other than Herodotus. Play Ball Get ready for baseball season with the New York Times’ 50-years-later look at the magical team that was the 1969 Mets. To Unsubscribe Unsubscribe here if you do not want to receive this newsletter. Update Email Click here to update your email address. Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy. TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. For Further Communication Please email history@time.com TIME USA, LLC 225 Liberty Street New York, NY 10128 Connect with TIME Find TIME on Facebook Follow TIME on Twitter Subscribe to more TIME Newsletters Get TIME on your Mobile Device Get TIME on your iPad Subscribe to RSS Feed