Monthly Archives: February 2026

History of Cities in the Modern World with Bruno Carvalho

Today we’re joined by Bruno Carvalho, Chair of the Program of History and Literature professor at Harvard University, where he teaches courses on cities. He is the author of The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern World on the history of urbanization—from Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de […]

Revolution@250: Washington’s Resignation

Today we’re traveling back to December 23rd, 1783, to the Maryland State House in Annapolis, a quiet moment that spoke louder than any battle: General George Washington’s resignation of his military commission. It’s easy to remember Washington as the victorious commander of the Continental Army, but what he did after the war was just as revolutionary. When […]