Our top stories of the year

From D-Day to the Manson Family |

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SUBSCRIBE to TIME Magazine December 26, 2019 By Lily Rothman As 2019 comes to an end, here's a look back at some of the year's most popular history stories on TIME.com. Impeachment tops our list—unsurprisingly, given the news—but no single theme dominated the year. We looked back to major moments like the D-Day invasion. We looked forward to how the next generation will learn about turning points like 9/11. And we saw how the stories of decades-old events, like the Kent State shootings, can still evolve. Happy New Year, and we look forward to bringing you more in 2020. Here's the history that made news this year: HISTORY ON TIME.COM What to Know About Presidents Who've Been Impeached President Trump is only the third U.S. President to be impeached The Surprising Origins of the Phrase ‘You Guys’ You guys, what's going on? How come we routinely say "guys" or "you guys" when talking to a group of two or more? 49 Years After the Kent State Shootings, New Photos Revealed Getty Images has released new pictures revealing the weekend leading up to the tragedy, the moments when the guards opened fire and the grief afterwards What Does the 'D' in 'D-Day' Stand For? Experts disagree with Eisenhower's explanation of the term used to describe the Normandy landings President Trump Had a Key Role in the Central Park Five Case Here's the real history behind When They See Us What Happened to the Enola Gay After It Dropped the Bomb The B-29 bomber now lives at the National Air and Space Museum 9/11 Is History Now. What Are American Kids Learning About It? One study says 20% of teachers don't feel they have the materials needed to discuss 9/11 in class, but here's how they're tackling the topic White Supremacists Have Weaponized an Imaginary Viking Past It's time to reclaim the real history, argues scholar Dorothy Kim Why Was Sharon Tate Murdered? Here's what Charles Manson told the last man who interviewed him How Native American Women Fought Mass Sterilization Over the six-year period that followed the passage of the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act, physicians sterilized perhaps 25% of Native American women of childbearing age 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 3 Bryant Park New York, NY 10036 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